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Bill & Lerch's "APS Xtreme Range 338 Allen Mag"
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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 148353" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p><strong>Re: Bill & Lerch\'s \"APS Xtreme Range 338 Allen Mag\"</strong></p><p></p><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> If i remember correctly Speedy of SG&amp;Y fame uses the cornmeal method for most of his fireforming. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, but he fireforms down a takeoff barrel that is used solely for that purpose. He does not fire cornmeal down his comp barrels. And even if he did, he is still human and can do dumb things.</p><p></p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p> We are just trying to maximise bbl life and the idea of having 200 rnds of already short bbl life being dedicated to fireforming loads doesnt sit well. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>That was my whole point. You think you are saving your barrel and in fact you are cutting it's life in half! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p>Plus the cornmeal loads only have 30grs of shotshell powder while a standard bullet fireforming load will use somewhere over 100grs of rifle powder.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>It wouldn't matter if you fire 10 grains of powder for the cornmeal. Think about this a minute. You would still be propelling it over 1000 fps down your barrel-- <em>nearly triple the speed of a sandblast machine!!</em> </p><p></p><p>I mean no disrespect to anyone if they use this method, but sit back, relax, and think about this rationally. Firing a hard, super abrasive material down a barrel at nearly the speed of sound can't be good no matter how much money you think you're saving.</p><p></p><p>I'm just trying to help a buddy out here. I know how fleeting your barrel life is going to be already (from experience not armchair theory) and everything you do from shot one to shot whatever is going to be important. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 148353, member: 2852"] [b]Re: Bill & Lerch\'s \"APS Xtreme Range 338 Allen Mag\"[/b] [ QUOTE ] If i remember correctly Speedy of SG&Y fame uses the cornmeal method for most of his fireforming. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, but he fireforms down a takeoff barrel that is used solely for that purpose. He does not fire cornmeal down his comp barrels. And even if he did, he is still human and can do dumb things. [ QUOTE ] We are just trying to maximise bbl life and the idea of having 200 rnds of already short bbl life being dedicated to fireforming loads doesnt sit well. [/ QUOTE ] That was my whole point. You think you are saving your barrel and in fact you are cutting it's life in half! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [ QUOTE ] Plus the cornmeal loads only have 30grs of shotshell powder while a standard bullet fireforming load will use somewhere over 100grs of rifle powder. [/ QUOTE ] It wouldn't matter if you fire 10 grains of powder for the cornmeal. Think about this a minute. You would still be propelling it over 1000 fps down your barrel-- [i]nearly triple the speed of a sandblast machine!![/i] I mean no disrespect to anyone if they use this method, but sit back, relax, and think about this rationally. Firing a hard, super abrasive material down a barrel at nearly the speed of sound can't be good no matter how much money you think you're saving. I'm just trying to help a buddy out here. I know how fleeting your barrel life is going to be already (from experience not armchair theory) and everything you do from shot one to shot whatever is going to be important. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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