Kent: Sort of. the start was actually piece of bar stock, heated, than forged. I suppose we could consider the beginning to be a forging but I tend to begin at the actual beginning. Although, in the long run, it doesn't really matter. What we have is what we have no matter how we got it. It is interesting though, to also read that they (Colt) also started with a forged main frame.
Ruger .... starts with a casting. A really nice casting, a casting none the less which has proven to be sufficiently strong for any sane cartridge (and some not so sane). Burma Shave