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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 664544" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>This chart is a general guideline on barrel wear</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/barrelburnchart.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>the stigma on the 264 win mag and other overbore cartridges is that they take the slooooowest powders possible. I have always read that the old 264 win mag shooters loaded up with 870 so in a 264 that reads 500 shots</p><p></p><p>the 6.5 rem mag has been called the original short magnum and powders in the 4350 to 4831 range (I shoot RL17 which is comparable to IMR4350 burn rate) so the barrel life should be in the range of 2000</p><p></p><p>Of course how you shoot and reload also has some bearing on your barrel life. Letting your barrel cool down and not get super hot is a big factor. This would apply to both the burners of slow powders or faster powders.</p><p></p><p>YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 664544, member: 6042"] This chart is a general guideline on barrel wear [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/RELOADING/barrelburnchart.jpg[/IMG] the stigma on the 264 win mag and other overbore cartridges is that they take the slooooowest powders possible. I have always read that the old 264 win mag shooters loaded up with 870 so in a 264 that reads 500 shots the 6.5 rem mag has been called the original short magnum and powders in the 4350 to 4831 range (I shoot RL17 which is comparable to IMR4350 burn rate) so the barrel life should be in the range of 2000 Of course how you shoot and reload also has some bearing on your barrel life. Letting your barrel cool down and not get super hot is a big factor. This would apply to both the burners of slow powders or faster powders. YMMV [/QUOTE]
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