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7mm rem mag barrel life?????
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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 489826" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I totally agree with Kevin on this one. The only experience I have with a shot out barrel was in fact a 7mmRemMag Sendero. It developed just as Kevin describes.</p><p>The 7mag I had, shot absolutely great, one hole, literally, for most of its life. When I first got the rifle I tried 120/130 and 140gn bullets before settling with the 150's. I shot the 150gn Ballistic Tip @ 3100+fps for everything after this. About the same time that I noticied a roughness in the bore (first 9-12 inches) is also when I started getting unexplained fliers. A couple were actually at unalarmed deer, 300yds or less and from a solid rest. When I would check the zero afterwards, the accuracy was still sub 1/2", but it would take a couple of hours just to get the copper out of the barrel. This rifle had been a solid performer but I lost confidence in it and traded it. Round count was about 12-1300 when I divorced my rifle. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 489826, member: 307"] I totally agree with Kevin on this one. The only experience I have with a shot out barrel was in fact a 7mmRemMag Sendero. It developed just as Kevin describes. The 7mag I had, shot absolutely great, one hole, literally, for most of its life. When I first got the rifle I tried 120/130 and 140gn bullets before settling with the 150's. I shot the 150gn Ballistic Tip @ 3100+fps for everything after this. About the same time that I noticied a roughness in the bore (first 9-12 inches) is also when I started getting unexplained fliers. A couple were actually at unalarmed deer, 300yds or less and from a solid rest. When I would check the zero afterwards, the accuracy was still sub 1/2", but it would take a couple of hours just to get the copper out of the barrel. This rifle had been a solid performer but I lost confidence in it and traded it. Round count was about 12-1300 when I divorced my rifle. :( [/QUOTE]
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