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280AI barrel life, if....
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<blockquote data-quote="keithcandler" data-source="post: 1690823" data-attributes="member: 3728"><p>Greyfox's answer is right on.</p><p></p><p>Here is the fly in the ointment:</p><p></p><p>280 AI's are throated differently, so when you ask a generic question about barrel life, the answer is tied to two things:</p><p></p><p>a. how long is your magazine</p><p></p><p>b. how much freebore was on the reamer used when the barrels were chambered?</p><p></p><p>When you work up an accurate load with your rifle for hunting, and you have to use the magazine, you can chase the lands as leade grows. You will get only so far before the bullet is out of the "sweet spot" that it likes for the accuracy node. At this point, you are reduced to seating a bullet at the sweet spot that will be too long to fit in the magazine box, then the rest of the rounds in the mag box will be less accurate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keithcandler, post: 1690823, member: 3728"] Greyfox's answer is right on. Here is the fly in the ointment: 280 AI's are throated differently, so when you ask a generic question about barrel life, the answer is tied to two things: a. how long is your magazine b. how much freebore was on the reamer used when the barrels were chambered? When you work up an accurate load with your rifle for hunting, and you have to use the magazine, you can chase the lands as leade grows. You will get only so far before the bullet is out of the "sweet spot" that it likes for the accuracy node. At this point, you are reduced to seating a bullet at the sweet spot that will be too long to fit in the magazine box, then the rest of the rounds in the mag box will be less accurate. [/QUOTE]
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