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7mm rem mag barrel life?????
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1805902" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>As stated there are many factors that effect barrel life. The 7 Rem Mag and the 264 Winchester mag was notorious for short barrel life until they switched to Stainless steel barrels. This greatly improved the barrel life on these cartridges. heat and cleanliness</p><p>also contribute to shorter life. My 600 and 1000 yard rifle was a 7 Rem Mag and is still shooting very well with 3 to 4000 rounds through it. I have been keeping an eye on it to decide when to set the shoulder back One thread . This is a good way to freshen up the throat and chamber with minimal work. most of the time it will give the barrel another 30% barrel life before it becomes a hunting rifle for short range (400 to 500 yards).</p><p></p><p>For a pure target rifle the barrel life still may vary depending on the care and loads.</p><p>And with good records you will see a trend. Sometimes a simple COAL change will bring them back to what they were in the beginning. </p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1805902, member: 2736"] As stated there are many factors that effect barrel life. The 7 Rem Mag and the 264 Winchester mag was notorious for short barrel life until they switched to Stainless steel barrels. This greatly improved the barrel life on these cartridges. heat and cleanliness also contribute to shorter life. My 600 and 1000 yard rifle was a 7 Rem Mag and is still shooting very well with 3 to 4000 rounds through it. I have been keeping an eye on it to decide when to set the shoulder back One thread . This is a good way to freshen up the throat and chamber with minimal work. most of the time it will give the barrel another 30% barrel life before it becomes a hunting rifle for short range (400 to 500 yards). For a pure target rifle the barrel life still may vary depending on the care and loads. And with good records you will see a trend. Sometimes a simple COAL change will bring them back to what they were in the beginning. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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