chickm1
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Forget I asked anything
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Sorry if I may have ruffled your feathers. Lol. However, I was referencing the Search on this forum. You can get a bunch of information real quick. Again, good day.You can probably do the same for every caliber that has been on the market for more than 2 years. I asked it here, because I know there are people who have used it.
What brand of bullet did you find to group the best? berger, hornady, etc ...I am sure Rick was referring to the search engine at the top of the page for this site.
I would not consider 140s in a 28N. They are best with 175-195 weight Bullets. I run a 175 at 3212 fps with a custom reamer. Barrel life will depend on many factors. I would not expect it to be over 1000 rds. Half that if you push it hard and hot. Slow powders are best. Retumbo, RL-26, RL-33.
Most guys are shooting 175 grain minimum in the 28 and barrel life depends a lot on how hard u push it. I'm running 195s at 3150 and expect to get somewhere around 800 rounds
Bc this is my custom light weight mountain hunting rifle I had built that now that load development is done I will shoot less than 20 rounds a year. I also have a 6xc, 6.5 creedmoor, 260 Remington, 300 saum, 6.5x47 lapua, etc to choose from when I want to go to my personal 1,000 yard range and send rounds down range that day.I'm not trying to be a wise---- by asking you but why on earth would you spend all that money on a rifle as well as the time and effort involved in working up a load, to only get 800 rounds out of the barrel.
Unless you plan on shooting 20 rounds a year, it just doesn't make sense to me.
Why do you guys do it?
Bc this is my custom light weight mountain hunting rifle I had built that now that load development is done I will shoot less than 20 rounds a year. I also have a 6xc, 6.5 creedmoor, 260 Remington, 300 saum, 6.5x47 lapua, etc to choose from when I want to go to my personal 1,000 yard range and send rounds down range that day.
Just curious but how many rounds do you fire a year out of a dedicated hunting rifle.