The SI Strike Fighter is a premium, cold hammer forged barrel designed with serious use and performance in mind. The "Strike Fighter" profile is engineered to reduce weight, while at the same time increase stiffness and mitigate barrel whip. The gradual transitions increase strength and reduce heat related differential expansion, allowing for greater shot to shot consistency like a heavier contour barrel, while still weighing less than an equivalent length government profile. Perfect balance facilitates ultra fast close in transitions, but has the weight and stiffness for fine accuracy shot after shot.