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.204 Vrs .223
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 263401" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Hey gang,</p><p>just another two cents worth here, but yeah, the .204 will be a bit harder on the bore than will a .223. Simple fact of life; you're burning slightly more powder per round (marginally) in the .204, and doing it in a smaller diameter bore. </p><p></p><p>Gotta consider the bullet weight, too. The heavier bullets (in any cartridge) will wash out a barrel faster than the lighter projectiles in the same gun. Just a basic law that we can't get around.</p><p> </p><p>Frankly, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm not a big fan of firewalling my loads (it ain't safe!), but I do believe in using a cartridge to it's designed potential. Loading a .22-250 down to .223 type speeds to conserve the barrel? What's the point? Don't mean to be glib here, but those things are threaded on one end. They come right off, and you can screw a new on on in it's place. Only way I know of to make a barrel last forever, is to not shoot it.</p><p></p><p>Kevin Thomas</p><p>Berger Bullets</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 263401, member: 15748"] Hey gang, just another two cents worth here, but yeah, the .204 will be a bit harder on the bore than will a .223. Simple fact of life; you're burning slightly more powder per round (marginally) in the .204, and doing it in a smaller diameter bore. Gotta consider the bullet weight, too. The heavier bullets (in any cartridge) will wash out a barrel faster than the lighter projectiles in the same gun. Just a basic law that we can't get around. Frankly, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm not a big fan of firewalling my loads (it ain't safe!), but I do believe in using a cartridge to it's designed potential. Loading a .22-250 down to .223 type speeds to conserve the barrel? What's the point? Don't mean to be glib here, but those things are threaded on one end. They come right off, and you can screw a new on on in it's place. Only way I know of to make a barrel last forever, is to not shoot it. Kevin Thomas Berger Bullets [/QUOTE]
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