Been busy too.
Either family, holidays, travel or shooting. Retirement is hard.
Yeah sounds terrible!
Been busy too.
Either family, holidays, travel or shooting. Retirement is hard.
Yeah sounds terrible!
Yeah I don't know what I'm going to do in the next 40-50 years of retirement either.![]()
Sadly, the winter here has just been frigid, we've been dealing with "high" temperatures in the -20 F range with the windchill. It's hard to get out, and shoot in that weather
I can only hope this cold spell will break and we will get to thaw a little soon, my BORS should be here in the next month and I want to take it for a spin!
In my experience rain effects shooters more than bullets.Shooting 300meters during a rainy day with the mrad .338 LM ... does the rain effect the accuracy much?
Shooting 300meters during a rainy day with the mrad .338 LM ... does the rain effect the accuracy much?
today first time i shot during heavy rain ... i had zero deviations 1-2 MOA more than normal
100 meters above sea level (Philippsburg) ... 4 deg celsius.
well ... at this moment i only know these datas. For DA i should look at the forecast.
But... however it affects the ballistics... i was wondering about the more or less deviation between each shot.. although every shot was quite precise.
As for rain, no. It should have absolutely zero effect on a shot by shot basis.
My english is not that best.. how do you mean this?
Depends on the CaliberHow many shots can a MRAD barrel take before the barrel is worn ?
3000-4000 rounds depending on speed of projectile. 250-300 gn, I'd imagine speed would play a factor in the barrels life. I have a load with 285 gn eld-x's going 2850 fps and I think thats fast for 338. also a 300 berger load that's 2750 fps (also fast).caliber .338 Lapua Magnum
How many shots can a MRAD barrel take before the barrel is worn ?
I know when shooting in the rain and it gets in the action of the firearm it can affect pressure of your chamber. Look for signs of pressure on your rounds to see if there over your normal cases appearance. I'd say 338 is one of the least affected rounds if you shooting in the rain. The bullet does have more surface area than others but more retained velocity (& high BC )than other rounds due to the weight of the projectile.today first time i shot during heavy rain ... i had zero deviations 1-2 MOA more than normal
Suppose you get only accurate life of 1000 to 1400 rounds. If you shoot retail factory ammo and use the 1000 round life that will be about $5,000 worth of ammo. Handloads and perhaps you could save half that- but you could also load them a little light and increase the life of the barrel, so say it is gong to cost you $5,000 to shoot out the barrel. A brand new conversion kit that includes the bolt face, a mag and the barrel can be had for less than $1,300. So the barrel life is less than 25% of the cost of shooting the big .338. So my point is either get a barrel in a caliber you can shoot for lower cost for most of your shooting or just don't worry about the cost of the barrel.
Barrel life of 6.5 or 260, 3000 win mag is the shortest barrel life of the MRAD at 2000-3000 rounds depending on speed of said projectile. I've been looking into 300 norma it has the barrel life you speak of here.
Barrel life of 6.5 or 260, 3000 win mag is the shortest barrel life of the MRAD at 2000-3000 rounds depending on speed of said projectile. I've been looking into 300 norma it has the barrel life you speak of here.
It is just like a .300 WM but with much more kick. You need the Super Secret Squirrel handshake to be allowed to buy the ammo from the government.Tell me more about this 3000 WinMag
Ian, if we use your numbers for barrel life 3,000 rounds @ $5.00 that would be $15,000 worth of ammo and a $1,300 barrel. So that barrel is only about 8% of your shooting cost, if all your trips to the range are free. Thus supporting even more strongly my contention that barrel life matters little. How many rounds are down your barrel Ian? I have heard that once the thousand round mark gets passed 1/2 moabecomes more the exception than the rule.
Light & fast Bullets?Has anyone gotten a replacement barrel yet? I have yet to see any that aern't a full conversion kit and don't feel like buying the entire kit every time I shoot a barrel out.
300WinMag I wouldn't even give it 2k rounds. Any WinMag I've ever shot was gone by the time I hit 1200 rounds on it. I'm still trying to figure out where the 6.5CM would burn a barrel out, as the ranges people mention for it go from 3-6k rounds. A 308 I'd expect at least 10k rounds out of.
Light & fast Bullets?
Yeah you'd need to clean if you are switching from FMJ to moly or some sort of coated bullet. I'm not sure that would merit me buying a separate barrel though; but thats up to you.i think i will buy a second barrel conversion kit in the same caliber. Because its not good to switch between different bullets with different coat materials. Or doesnt make that sence?
I was referring to light and fast bullets in 300 wm burning barrels out quickly vs. heavier, high bc bullets going slower saving barrel life?In what?
And does anyone make a replacement barrel, or do we literally have to buy a conversion kit each time?
I was referring to light and fast bullets in 300 wm burning barrels out quickly vs. heavier, high bc bullets going slower saving barrel life?
Just borescoped my 338 MRAD barrel. Its after 70 shots. What do you think what these discolorations are? It looks like copper , but i ve never shot any copper or red brass cardridges. I only shot Nickel plated bullets. RWS speed tip pro.
Is this fouling or a barrel discoloration from heat? Can i clean this? With shooters choice or Eliminator it didnt work.
And what do you think about the barrel condition?
To me that looks like the nickle plate and probably copper(?) thats underneath it thats getting rubbed off at high speed and heat.