The Fulton Armory M14 is an excellent rifle but the receiver is not forged. It is actually manufactured by Armscorp (not Fulton) but to their specs. LRB makes the only forged receiver on the market now.
Current commercial producers of the semi-automatic M-14 type receivers are Armscorp USA, LRB Industries, LLC, Springfield Armory Inc., Fulton Armory, and Enterprise Arms. Of these, only Springfield Armory Inc. offers a lifetime warranty, and only LRB Industries offers a made in the USA hammer forged receiver that closely duplicates the drawing specifications of the original USGI M-14 receiver.
From the Fulton website:
Fulton Armory semi auto M14 receivers are cast & machined right here in Maryland, USA, by a sub-contractor with extensive service rifle manufacturing experience. Our contractor has agreed to make many changes to existing tooling as well as significant improvements in receiver dimensional geometries as specifically requested by Fulton Armory
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