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Long-ish range prairie dog caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 1672108" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>That is pretty poor barrel life out of both guns in my experience. I have 223s that didn't need to be re-barreled to well over 6000 rounds. My present 204 has about 3000 rounds through it now and it still easily shoots 1/2 MOA to 400 yards. Even a 7 Rem mag will last 2500 and it is burning far more powder. The 243s I have had showed far worse barrel life, neither went 1800 rounds before needing a new barrel and it is way more overbore than a 204 and burns double the powder. My worst gun for barrel life is a 7 RUM and even it gets 1100 to a barrel, but it is way overbore and burning about 100 grains a pop, nearly 4 times what the 204 burns. I really can't imagine a 204 regularly needing a barrel at anywhere close to 1700 rounds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 1672108, member: 26077"] That is pretty poor barrel life out of both guns in my experience. I have 223s that didn't need to be re-barreled to well over 6000 rounds. My present 204 has about 3000 rounds through it now and it still easily shoots 1/2 MOA to 400 yards. Even a 7 Rem mag will last 2500 and it is burning far more powder. The 243s I have had showed far worse barrel life, neither went 1800 rounds before needing a new barrel and it is way more overbore than a 204 and burns double the powder. My worst gun for barrel life is a 7 RUM and even it gets 1100 to a barrel, but it is way overbore and burning about 100 grains a pop, nearly 4 times what the 204 burns. I really can't imagine a 204 regularly needing a barrel at anywhere close to 1700 rounds. [/QUOTE]
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