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<blockquote data-quote="wildcat455" data-source="post: 1455901" data-attributes="member: 102653"><p>It's just a guess, but I'm thinking the number you are looking for is somewhere between 180F-220F. </p><p></p><p>The rest of this really has little to do with your question and is more personal thoughts, opinions, etc.</p><p></p><p>After reading some responses and considering it, I think I may buy an IR temp gun, and throw it in my range bag. </p><p></p><p>Historically, I've gone by touch, mostly on new guns/barrels/loads, once I have an idea of how many times I can shoot with reasonable or acceptable heat for me, I don't exceed that. </p><p>Not very scientific, I know, but if the barrel "feels" hot, and by that I mean if I touch it and I don't want to leave my hand there for 3-5 seconds then the barrel is too hot for me to shoot.</p><p>With some guns/barrels/loads, I can shoot once, and I have to wait for cool off, that is if I expect or want any kind of precision/accuracy/life out of it. Some combinations I can shoot more, but with the guns/barrels/ loads I run, and with my self imposed heat limits, it's never over 5 rounds in a string of fire, with 30 or less seconds between firing. </p><p>I estimate my threshold of heat/ pain to be about 140 to 150 degrees.</p><p></p><p>I had decided to use this method long ago, because with it I should never exceed or even get close to a heat situation that would cause excessive barrel or throat wear, while understanding that some guns/calibers I own have an inherent shorter barrel life expectancy than others due to their overbore ratio. </p><p>I also live in Arizona, where ambient air temps, and direct sunlight toward summer, slow the rate of cooling significantly, even in the early morning hours. For me, it is plainly a waste of time to try to shoot here from about the end of June until beginning of September. That is unless we get a good Monsoon, in which case they usually lift fire and shooting bans up north, or temperatures drop temporarily down here to provide an opportunity to go to the range. </p><p></p><p>Enough of my rambling. Time to get back to hand loading and other gun stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildcat455, post: 1455901, member: 102653"] It's just a guess, but I'm thinking the number you are looking for is somewhere between 180F-220F. The rest of this really has little to do with your question and is more personal thoughts, opinions, etc. After reading some responses and considering it, I think I may buy an IR temp gun, and throw it in my range bag. Historically, I've gone by touch, mostly on new guns/barrels/loads, once I have an idea of how many times I can shoot with reasonable or acceptable heat for me, I don't exceed that. Not very scientific, I know, but if the barrel "feels" hot, and by that I mean if I touch it and I don't want to leave my hand there for 3-5 seconds then the barrel is too hot for me to shoot. With some guns/barrels/loads, I can shoot once, and I have to wait for cool off, that is if I expect or want any kind of precision/accuracy/life out of it. Some combinations I can shoot more, but with the guns/barrels/ loads I run, and with my self imposed heat limits, it's never over 5 rounds in a string of fire, with 30 or less seconds between firing. I estimate my threshold of heat/ pain to be about 140 to 150 degrees. I had decided to use this method long ago, because with it I should never exceed or even get close to a heat situation that would cause excessive barrel or throat wear, while understanding that some guns/calibers I own have an inherent shorter barrel life expectancy than others due to their overbore ratio. I also live in Arizona, where ambient air temps, and direct sunlight toward summer, slow the rate of cooling significantly, even in the early morning hours. For me, it is plainly a waste of time to try to shoot here from about the end of June until beginning of September. That is unless we get a good Monsoon, in which case they usually lift fire and shooting bans up north, or temperatures drop temporarily down here to provide an opportunity to go to the range. Enough of my rambling. Time to get back to hand loading and other gun stuff. [/QUOTE]
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