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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 688821" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>If you can no longer seat your bullets out far enough to touch the lands in the rifling, your throat may be eroded....but, your particular rifle may have had a long throat to begin with.?</p><p> </p><p>If your accuracy is no longer acceptable, your barrel my be getting worn out....but, that could also be due to a change in ammo lots or barrel fouling.?</p><p> </p><p>A bore scope can tell the story....but they're expensive; often times, those who have borescopes are gunsmiths and some will attempt to sell you a new barrel when it's really not necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Illinois humidity and lack of use.......rust may be a bigger concern than barrel wear.</p><p> </p><p>I'd say as long as it's shooting to your satisfaction, don't worry about it. I put over 3000 rounds through a 25-06 barrel before it was shot out, and the majority of those bullets were 85 grn going ~3600'/sec.</p><p> </p><p>To my knowledge, folks that are shooting the 6.5-284 are utilizing barrels at least 26" Heard tale of barrels 32" long needed to get <strong>all</strong> the goody that cartridge is capable of. It's supposedly got a reputation for wearing out barrels easily, but I can't say from personal experience.</p><p> </p><p>I would buy a 6.5-284, but it would have a 26" tube, if not 28".</p><p> </p><p>Best of Luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 688821, member: 21068"] If you can no longer seat your bullets out far enough to touch the lands in the rifling, your throat may be eroded....but, your particular rifle may have had a long throat to begin with.? If your accuracy is no longer acceptable, your barrel my be getting worn out....but, that could also be due to a change in ammo lots or barrel fouling.? A bore scope can tell the story....but they're expensive; often times, those who have borescopes are gunsmiths and some will attempt to sell you a new barrel when it's really not necessary. Illinois humidity and lack of use.......rust may be a bigger concern than barrel wear. I'd say as long as it's shooting to your satisfaction, don't worry about it. I put over 3000 rounds through a 25-06 barrel before it was shot out, and the majority of those bullets were 85 grn going ~3600'/sec. To my knowledge, folks that are shooting the 6.5-284 are utilizing barrels at least 26" Heard tale of barrels 32" long needed to get [B]all[/B] the goody that cartridge is capable of. It's supposedly got a reputation for wearing out barrels easily, but I can't say from personal experience. I would buy a 6.5-284, but it would have a 26" tube, if not 28". Best of Luck [/QUOTE]
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