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<blockquote data-quote="BryanLitz" data-source="post: 318817" data-attributes="member: 7848"><p>I don't know of any tests that have been done to address this.</p><p></p><p>In response to the reasonable and credible posts above which suggest that BT bullets <em>may</em> accelerate barrel or throat wear, I say; "who cares?"</p><p></p><p>A .30-06 will wear out a barrel faster than a .308 Win, and a .300 Win Mag will wear out a barrel faster yet. But the important question is: "what's best at long range?" Higher velocity, of course; <em>it's worth it</em> because it achieves a better result.</p><p></p><p>Even if it were shown that flat base bullets did act to prolong the life of a barrel by a measurable amount, I don't think that would change anyone's choice to shoot BT's at long range, because the reductions in base drag and the resulting increase in BC and trajectory are <em>worth it</em>.</p><p></p><p>I'm not discouraging your question, just pointing out that in my opinion, it doesn't matter.</p><p></p><p>Good shooting,</p><p>-Bryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BryanLitz, post: 318817, member: 7848"] I don't know of any tests that have been done to address this. In response to the reasonable and credible posts above which suggest that BT bullets [i]may[/i] accelerate barrel or throat wear, I say; "who cares?" A .30-06 will wear out a barrel faster than a .308 Win, and a .300 Win Mag will wear out a barrel faster yet. But the important question is: "what's best at long range?" Higher velocity, of course; [i]it's worth it[/i] because it achieves a better result. Even if it were shown that flat base bullets did act to prolong the life of a barrel by a measurable amount, I don't think that would change anyone's choice to shoot BT's at long range, because the reductions in base drag and the resulting increase in BC and trajectory are [i]worth it[/i]. I'm not discouraging your question, just pointing out that in my opinion, it doesn't matter. Good shooting, -Bryan [/QUOTE]
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