28Nos nasty on steel

[jasonco]

Been in denial, but I finally put a bore scope down the 28 Nosler and it's fire cracked with 150 shots +/- 10 unaccounted for! The throat is alright, it groups well, I was getting pressure spike issues out of now where with tested loads? That's why cleaned it up and scoped it to see the inside. This is a chromoly steel 26" varmint weight. I adamant about doing only doing 3-4 shot strings within a 20-30 minute window.

 

[bigngreen]

Thats severe for that round count, mine is just shy of 400 and not that bad on a stainless Rock. I've ran it hard too. I do lap the throat with KG bore polish to keep the throat in good shape.

 

[jasonco]

I'm Big Seven fan, but **** are they hard on barrels!

 

[bigngreen]

This is my last one, the 30 Nosler or 30 PRC is just so much better in every category and it lives long enough to get to know it!!

 

[Orange Dust]

Been in denial, but I finally put a bore scope down the 28 Nosler and it's fire cracked with 150 shots +/- 10 unaccounted for! The throat is alright, it groups well, I was getting pressure spike issues out of now where with tested loads? That's why cleaned it up and scoped it to see the inside. This is a chromoly steel 26" varmint weight. I adamant about doing only doing 3-4 shot strings within a 20-30 minute window.
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Clean it up with some Tubbs TMS bullets before it gets worse.

 

[Orange Dust]

BTW I have 100 on mine, and regretting chambering my first Proof Carbon barrel in this cartridge. Should have went with cheap barrel or easier on throat cartridge.... But I WANTED it!!!

 

[jasonco]

Really,"rule 4"?! I wasn't bashing or trashing, I love 28 Nosler! I'm just putting information out there, on what it does to chromoly steel. My next will be stainless like most of my barrels.

 

[jasonco]

Clean it up with some Tubbs TMS bullets before it gets worse.

Yeah no. My opinion, does more bad than good.
I'm gonna shoot this until it gives turkey choke patterns @100, like my 7STW did, at it end of it's life!

 

[Deleted member 103481]

Here I was really close to buying a 26 nosler... yikes.

Thanks for the pics, hope your pressure issues settle down for a bit

 

[Orange Dust]

Yeah no. My opinion, does more bad than good.
I'm gonna shoot this until it gives turkey choke patterns @100, like my 7STW did, at it end of it's life!

I don't remember my old STW being like this. I shot it a lot and then sold it. They are a different version of the same thing. I'm a Tubbs fan though...

 

[Orange Dust]

Sure am glad I don't own a bore scope. I have enough to keep me up at night worrying.

 

[bigngreen]

Yeah no. My opinion, does more bad than good.
I'm gonna shoot this until it gives turkey choke patterns @100, like my 7STW did, at it end of it's life!

You can really get better quality of life by a little polish on the throat, it keeps it from getting spikey and let's it kinda just wash out, I'll see heavy fire cracking but it stays smooth and stable till I have lost a couple hundy fps and get tired of the barrel, often times they don't loose the accuracy keeping it smooth.

 

[laker]

Ouch. I was thinking about building one but I may go with my other plans of a 30 nosler or 338 ultra

 

[SnakeRiverEric]

Yes, hard on barrels. But it looks pretty darn good compared to mine. Mine still shoots and looks awful after 600+ shots. I do use tubbs from time to time. I will try to upload a pic of mine, am on vacation right now, will see if works from Galápagos.