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<blockquote data-quote="JOBBER48" data-source="post: 688754" data-attributes="member: 53151"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">HISTORY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I own a Remington 700 BDL .30-06, 24" barrel (+30 years old). Most rounds shot were factory loads, at 180gr. For the past 15 years most of my Illinois deer hunting was with a 12ga. Near the end of my active .30-06 shooting I began hand loading and shooting lower charge accuracy rounds. Probably shot around ±800 rounds thru it. What is the easiest way to check for barrel wear? </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Flash forward – TODAY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Cabela's has a Savage/Cabela's Special Long-Range Hunter 6.5-284, 24" stainless steel fluted barrel, 1-8 twist.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Centerfire-Rifles/Bolt-Action%7C/pc/104792580/c/105522480/sc/105523380/Savage174-Arms-Long-Range-Stainless-Fluted-Barrel-Rifle/1264559.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fshooting-centerfire-rifles-bolt-action%2Fsavage-arms%2F_%2FN-1102332%2B1000004563%2FNe-1000004563%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105523380%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat105522480%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat105522480%3Bcat105523380" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800080">http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Centerfire-Rifles/Bolt-Action%7C/pc/104792580/c/105522480/sc/105523380/Savage174-Arms-Long-Range-Stainless-Fluted-Barrel-Rifle/1264559.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fshooting-centerfire-rifles-bolt-action%2Fsavage-arms%2F_%2FN-1102332%2B1000004563%2FNe-1000004563%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105523380%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat105522480%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat105522480%3Bcat105523380</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I am concerned if the barrel length is appropriate for the cartridge? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">What to expect in "felt recoil" vs. the above .30-06? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">What about early barrel wear of this cartridge? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Any thoughts on barrel life expectancy using Norma Oryx 6.5-284 156 gr</span></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">V0 = 2790 FPS V100 = 2531 FPS V200 = 2287 FPS V300 = 2056 FPS</span></span></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>E0 = </em>2697 <em>Ft·Lb E100 = </em>2220<em> Ft·Lb E200 = 1812</em> <em>Ft·Lb E300 = 1465 Ft·Lb</em></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Thanks</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JOBBER48, post: 688754, member: 53151"] [FONT=Arial]HISTORY[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I own a Remington 700 BDL .30-06, 24” barrel (+30 years old). Most rounds shot were factory loads, at 180gr. For the past 15 years most of my Illinois deer hunting was with a 12ga. Near the end of my active .30-06 shooting I began hand loading and shooting lower charge accuracy rounds. Probably shot around ±800 rounds thru it. What is the easiest way to check for barrel wear? [/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Flash forward – TODAY[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Cabela’s has a Savage/Cabela’s Special Long-Range Hunter 6.5-284, 24” stainless steel fluted barrel, 1-8 twist.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL="http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Centerfire-Rifles/Bolt-Action%7C/pc/104792580/c/105522480/sc/105523380/Savage174-Arms-Long-Range-Stainless-Fluted-Barrel-Rifle/1264559.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fshooting-centerfire-rifles-bolt-action%2Fsavage-arms%2F_%2FN-1102332%2B1000004563%2FNe-1000004563%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105523380%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat105522480%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat105522480%3Bcat105523380"][COLOR=#800080]http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Centerfire-Rifles/Bolt-Action%7C/pc/104792580/c/105522480/sc/105523380/Savage174-Arms-Long-Range-Stainless-Fluted-Barrel-Rifle/1264559.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fshooting-centerfire-rifles-bolt-action%2Fsavage-arms%2F_%2FN-1102332%2B1000004563%2FNe-1000004563%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105523380%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat105522480%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat105522480%3Bcat105523380[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]I am concerned if the barrel length is appropriate for the cartridge? [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]What to expect in “felt recoil” vs. the above .30-06? [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]What about early barrel wear of this cartridge? [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Any thoughts on barrel life expectancy using Norma Oryx 6.5-284 156 gr[/FONT] [I][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]V0 = 2790 FPS V100 = 2531 FPS V200 = 2287 FPS V300 = 2056 FPS[/FONT][/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][I]E0 = [/I]2697 [I]Ft·Lb E100 = [/I]2220[I] Ft·Lb E200 = 1812[/I] [I]Ft·Lb E300 = 1465 Ft·Lb[/I][I][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/I][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Thanks[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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