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6.5 PRC Barrel Life
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<blockquote data-quote="Outlaw6.0" data-source="post: 2714142" data-attributes="member: 23486"><p>There are several different factors that play into barrel life it makes the question fairly hard to answer.</p><p></p><p>If treated like a true hunting rifle, keeping the consecutive shot count low & with a cool burning powder like H1000; I'd bet on 1500-2000rnds. </p><p></p><p>Run it like a PRC rig with a double based powder like N570 & i'd SWAG 1000-1200rnds. </p><p></p><p>Barrel life is a price we pay for performance. I still love my 6.5WSM, which probably won't see 1000rnds before I have to set it back or rebarrel. That's fine, i'm aware of the cost & have no problem with it.</p><p></p><p>In this day and age of $400 prefits, run that PRC...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>t</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Outlaw6.0, post: 2714142, member: 23486"] There are several different factors that play into barrel life it makes the question fairly hard to answer. If treated like a true hunting rifle, keeping the consecutive shot count low & with a cool burning powder like H1000; I'd bet on 1500-2000rnds. Run it like a PRC rig with a double based powder like N570 & i'd SWAG 1000-1200rnds. Barrel life is a price we pay for performance. I still love my 6.5WSM, which probably won't see 1000rnds before I have to set it back or rebarrel. That's fine, i'm aware of the cost & have no problem with it. In this day and age of $400 prefits, run that PRC... t [/QUOTE]
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