25-284 change my mind

[Elk Hunter 338]

love love love the barrel comments!! one of the most ridiculous things ever!!

 

[Priley]

I've never built anything with the thought of how long in the barrel gonna last, I'm not that conservative

Some of us need a rifle to last. Being retired I need to get all the life I can out of a barrel.

 

[VLD Pilot]

Some of us need a rifle to last. Being retired I need to get all the life I can out of a barrel.

I use to feel that way long before I retired. Then I got to thinking about the cost of loading enough ammo to burn a barrel up. Not counting the brass assuming you already have it, cost for 1500 rds of loading ammo for the 25-284 is roughly 1,100.00. Replacing the barrel is roughly 500-550.00. Half the cost of loading for it. Including brass and the price goes up a couple hundred bucks. The barrel is the cheapest of all components.

 

[ButterBean]

Some of us need a rifle to last. Being retired I need to get all the life I can out of a barrel.

Buy a 308 and be done with it then

 

[ButterBean]

I use to feel that way long before I retired. Then I got to thinking about the cost of loading enough ammo to burn a barrel up. Not counting the brass assuming you already have it, cost for 1500 rds of loading ammo for the 25-284 is roughly 1,100.00. Replacing the barrel is roughly 500-550.00. Half the cost of loading for it. Including brass and the price goes up a couple hundred bucks. The barrel is the cheapest of all components.

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[highdrum]

Some of us need a rifle to last. Being retired I need to get all the life I can out of a barrel.

Build a 25gt then, will go 2800fps, and make it 3k rounds probably? The 25 creed will go 2300 or so. Probably more if you don't heat it up.

 

[VLD Pilot]

This will be primarily a hunting rifle. I'll play with it on targets some obviously but after the first 300-400 rounds, it'll mainly be a hunter. Replacing a barrel is minor. I'll trade performance for barrel wear any day of the year. Man, that sounded good. It took me alot of years to learn to say that and actually mean it.

 

[Priley]

Buy a 308 and be done with it then

.308 Bahahaha... I have 2 6.5 creedmoor's they will eat that .308 for lunch..

 

[ButterBean]

.308 Bahahaha... I have 2 6.5 creedmoor's they will eat that .308 for lunch..

I'm not even going to amuse you with a reply

 

[VLD Pilot]

.308 Bahahaha... I have 2 6.5 creedmoor's they will eat that .308 for lunch..

Easy, easy. My 308 is Homophobic. Ain't no 6.5 eatin my .308.

 

[ButterBean]

Easy, easy. My 308 is Homophobic. Ain't no 6.5 eatin my .308.

Mine either

 

[Priley]

This will be primarily a hunting rifle. I'll play with it on targets some obviously but after the first 300-400 rounds, it'll mainly be a hunter. Replacing a barrel is minor. I'll trade performance for barrel wear any day of the year. Man, that sounded good. It took me alot of years to learn to say that and actually mean it.

I'll slow mine down and get more life and better accuracy out of it.. I slowed the 131's down to 2975 with a SD of 3 and ES of 7 still has 1800 ft-lb of energy at 1200 yards @5,500 ft above sea level.. I'll get more life out of my barrel and still be able to shoot farther then I will probably ever need..

 

[Priley]

Easy, easy. My 308 is Homophobic. Ain't no 6.5 eatin my .308.

Might look at the ballistics between the two then talk to me..

 

[ButterBean]

Might look at the ballistics between the two then talk to me..

Look at the ballistics he says