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6.5x284 barrel life
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 508532" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>If you can load it down with slower/cooler powder and get good accuracy, it would improve barrel life some. You might stretch it to 1500rds with that. If it were used soley for hunting(not a lot of group shooting), you might get 1800.</p><p>Add a cutoff of >1/2moa, & you might call it toast at 2000.</p><p></p><p>But if you compete with it, you might as well keep barrels coming every 800-1200. Otherwise you can't expect to stay with those who do. Nothing is free.</p><p></p><p>There is alot of hot air out there from the mighty mouse crowd claiming 6.5x284 performance with less(6.5x47). Total BS, and time will resolve this as evident.</p><p>They are accurate up close(600yd purpose), and in the calm, if running extreme pressures with lighter bullets(like 6PPCs). But I don't expect to see any of that going on at tougher condition 1kyd courses. The 6x47 will prove better there(basically a dasher).</p><p>And at extreme pressures, their barrel life might not end up an advantage either(again, like 6PPCs).</p><p>As seen with wildcats, whenever you go to ANY extreme, either way, you can expect high costs in one performance or another, good and bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 508532, member: 1521"] If you can load it down with slower/cooler powder and get good accuracy, it would improve barrel life some. You might stretch it to 1500rds with that. If it were used soley for hunting(not a lot of group shooting), you might get 1800. Add a cutoff of >1/2moa, & you might call it toast at 2000. But if you compete with it, you might as well keep barrels coming every 800-1200. Otherwise you can't expect to stay with those who do. Nothing is free. There is alot of hot air out there from the mighty mouse crowd claiming 6.5x284 performance with less(6.5x47). Total BS, and time will resolve this as evident. They are accurate up close(600yd purpose), and in the calm, if running extreme pressures with lighter bullets(like 6PPCs). But I don't expect to see any of that going on at tougher condition 1kyd courses. The 6x47 will prove better there(basically a dasher). And at extreme pressures, their barrel life might not end up an advantage either(again, like 6PPCs). As seen with wildcats, whenever you go to ANY extreme, either way, you can expect high costs in one performance or another, good and bad. [/QUOTE]
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