Re: Barrel Life
oh....you may wish to find a borescope and co-mingle your thoughts on this.....but accuracy wise you may see a drop-off around 1700 to 1800....then chase the chamber, feed it some throat maintenance bullets and re-crown....and carry on till another 500 to 800 give or take....then......it depends on how you live your life.....one shooter here on the hide got close to 4000 rounds....w/ three thread and chamber bumps and i think one decent size crown set back to find the node again.......but all in all he milked it to burnout
oh....you may wish to find a borescope and co-mingle your thoughts on this.....but accuracy wise you may see a drop-off around 1700 to 1800....then chase the chamber, feed it some throat maintenance bullets and re-crown....and carry on till another 500 to 800 give or take....then......it depends on how you live your life.....one shooter here on the hide got close to 4000 rounds....w/ three thread and chamber bumps and i think one decent size crown set back to find the node again.......but all in all he milked it to burnout
Re: Barrel Life
I have to agree with everything Boltripper said. Especially the part about using a borescope to check at least the throat and muzzle. But the proof is watching the targets and being able to spot when the groups start opening up under ideal conditions.
I have to agree with everything Boltripper said. Especially the part about using a borescope to check at least the throat and muzzle. But the proof is watching the targets and being able to spot when the groups start opening up under ideal conditions.
Re: Barrel Life
Borescoping, measuring lands, and discussion with L-W suggests my 28" 1:8" LW-50 Stainless barrel is probably good for 2400-2500 rounds overall. Since all I use it for is comp, and right now, I have no reachable 1000yd venue, it's actual life may be for some additional years. I use a SAAMI chamber, 142SMK's and about 44gr of H4350, yielding a rather sedate and moderate 2850fps.
Borescoping, measuring lands, and discussion with L-W suggests my 28" 1:8" LW-50 Stainless barrel is probably good for 2400-2500 rounds overall. Since all I use it for is comp, and right now, I have no reachable 1000yd venue, it's actual life may be for some additional years. I use a SAAMI chamber, 142SMK's and about 44gr of H4350, yielding a rather sedate and moderate 2850fps.
