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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1271249" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>There's nothing wrong with belted cases, that is a myth created to sell new non-belted magnums.</p><p></p><p>Barrel life really isn't an issue until you get up to the 7mm Rum. Just don't shoot them hot and keep shooting and you can get enough life out of the STW, Weatherby, Nosler and similar large case 7mm's that most people will never shoot one out. My first STW is 25 years old, approaching 1200rds and I figured it was nearing the end of it's accurate life so I sent it to a friend who's a very competent gunsmith and engineer who bore scoped it and said it was no where near being shot out.</p><p></p><p>That rifle was my "truck gun" for two decades, was shot regularly even at varmints and predators year round, rarely (maybe annually) cleaned and will still shoot MOA or better with just about anything I feed it.</p><p></p><p>If you abuse any of the high velocity magnums you'll burn the throat out but if you take reasonably good care of them most can last you for many, many years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1271249, member: 30902"] There's nothing wrong with belted cases, that is a myth created to sell new non-belted magnums. Barrel life really isn't an issue until you get up to the 7mm Rum. Just don't shoot them hot and keep shooting and you can get enough life out of the STW, Weatherby, Nosler and similar large case 7mm's that most people will never shoot one out. My first STW is 25 years old, approaching 1200rds and I figured it was nearing the end of it's accurate life so I sent it to a friend who's a very competent gunsmith and engineer who bore scoped it and said it was no where near being shot out. That rifle was my "truck gun" for two decades, was shot regularly even at varmints and predators year round, rarely (maybe annually) cleaned and will still shoot MOA or better with just about anything I feed it. If you abuse any of the high velocity magnums you'll burn the throat out but if you take reasonably good care of them most can last you for many, many years. [/QUOTE]
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