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<blockquote data-quote="C.O. Shooter" data-source="post: 670674" data-attributes="member: 35510"><p>Here is a good read on the 6.5x284. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.accurateshooter.com/guns-of-week/gunweek044/" target="_blank">http://www.accurateshooter.com/guns-of-week/gunweek044/</a></p><p></p><p>If you don't want to read the entire article, this question was related to barrel life. </p><p></p><p>Q: Barrel wear is an issue with the 6.5-284. What can be done to extend useful barrel life?</p><p></p><p>"If you slack off one place you're going to pay elsewhere. If you reduce your velocity you will suffer downrange. Most top competitors are willing to replace barrels after 800 rounds or so--that's just part of the game. I will say, however, that I've had good results with setting back barrels. We used to do that part-way through a season. Recently we've gone a full season before setting back the barrel about 1". I've seen no significant loss in velocity or accuracy from setting back the barrel from 30" to 29" or so. In fact, I'd say pretty much every time we've set back a barrel it shot as well or better than before. And it continues to shoot accurately for many hundreds of rounds. Depending on how much shooting you do between matches, you may be able to extend your barrel's life from one season to nearly two."</p><p></p><p>You have to remember they are probably firing way more rounds than the occasional shooter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C.O. Shooter, post: 670674, member: 35510"] Here is a good read on the 6.5x284. [url]http://www.accurateshooter.com/guns-of-week/gunweek044/[/url] If you don't want to read the entire article, this question was related to barrel life. Q: Barrel wear is an issue with the 6.5-284. What can be done to extend useful barrel life? "If you slack off one place you're going to pay elsewhere. If you reduce your velocity you will suffer downrange. Most top competitors are willing to replace barrels after 800 rounds or so--that's just part of the game. I will say, however, that I've had good results with setting back barrels. We used to do that part-way through a season. Recently we've gone a full season before setting back the barrel about 1". I've seen no significant loss in velocity or accuracy from setting back the barrel from 30" to 29" or so. In fact, I'd say pretty much every time we've set back a barrel it shot as well or better than before. And it continues to shoot accurately for many hundreds of rounds. Depending on how much shooting you do between matches, you may be able to extend your barrel's life from one season to nearly two." You have to remember they are probably firing way more rounds than the occasional shooter. [/QUOTE]
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