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A barrel that may be shot out?
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<blockquote data-quote="orkan" data-source="post: 2671934" data-attributes="member: 25377"><p>There it is.</p><p></p><p>I suspected this would be the case, and I thank you for sharing [USER=10]@Fiftydriver[/USER]. People think that all these posts and recommendations on this forum are being written by super experienced people that must shoot a ton. When the truth is that 99% of the people on this forum won't send more than 500 purposeful precision centerfire rounds down range in a years time. It's probably fewer than that actually. Likely, much fewer.</p><p></p><p>Conversely... I have 6 of my own precision bolt rifles due for a re-barrel at the moment. A true blessing indeed to find my path in life and be able to pursue it to this degree. Yet that's not what this is about.</p><p></p><p>The main point is that the concern of barrel wear, should be FAR more subdued in these discussions than it is. Everyone and their dog wants to talk about "yeah but barrel life bro..." when next to no one is getting their barrels replaced. They are buying rifles chambered in cartridges with a 800-1200rnd functional life, and they aren't wearing them out in a decade. <strong><em>Let that sink in.</em></strong> I've talked to several smiths that are putting on between 300-750 barrels per year, and they are doing maybe a handful of rebarrels each year. 5-15... max. To make that number seem even worse, often times, at least 50% of those rebarrels will be for the SAME GUY. </p><p></p><p>Barrel life is a factor, but in the ordered list of what matters... it's in about 50th place for most shooters, and maybe in 10th place for competition shooters. When dealing with finite accuracy and precision, in a ruthlessly competitive environment, it's an important factor to discuss to ensure the cartridge you're shooting will have a stable enough bore condition to start and finish a match without significant POI changes. As Kirby put it, "fire breathing dragons" just can't hang in a setting where 30rnd strings of fire and a 350rnd course of fire is the norm. Outside of certain competitive applications... it just isn't going to be a factor for most folks. (within reason) We evaluate each customer that wants a rifle from us, and discover whether they like chasing things around as a trade for wild performance... or if they'd prefer something easier to manage which is more stable. </p><p></p><p>Beyond that, the barrel life discussions are a total waste of time. </p><p></p><p></p><p>----------- </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/primalrights" target="_blank">Follow on Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/primalrights" target="_blank">Subscribe on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3txlBnp" target="_blank">Amazon Affiliate</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.primalrights.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://primalrights.com/images/signatures/sig2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orkan, post: 2671934, member: 25377"] There it is. I suspected this would be the case, and I thank you for sharing [USER=10]@Fiftydriver[/USER]. People think that all these posts and recommendations on this forum are being written by super experienced people that must shoot a ton. When the truth is that 99% of the people on this forum won't send more than 500 purposeful precision centerfire rounds down range in a years time. It's probably fewer than that actually. Likely, much fewer. Conversely... I have 6 of my own precision bolt rifles due for a re-barrel at the moment. A true blessing indeed to find my path in life and be able to pursue it to this degree. Yet that's not what this is about. The main point is that the concern of barrel wear, should be FAR more subdued in these discussions than it is. Everyone and their dog wants to talk about "yeah but barrel life bro..." when next to no one is getting their barrels replaced. They are buying rifles chambered in cartridges with a 800-1200rnd functional life, and they aren't wearing them out in a decade. [B][I]Let that sink in.[/I][/B] I've talked to several smiths that are putting on between 300-750 barrels per year, and they are doing maybe a handful of rebarrels each year. 5-15... max. To make that number seem even worse, often times, at least 50% of those rebarrels will be for the SAME GUY. Barrel life is a factor, but in the ordered list of what matters... it's in about 50th place for most shooters, and maybe in 10th place for competition shooters. When dealing with finite accuracy and precision, in a ruthlessly competitive environment, it's an important factor to discuss to ensure the cartridge you're shooting will have a stable enough bore condition to start and finish a match without significant POI changes. As Kirby put it, "fire breathing dragons" just can't hang in a setting where 30rnd strings of fire and a 350rnd course of fire is the norm. Outside of certain competitive applications... it just isn't going to be a factor for most folks. (within reason) We evaluate each customer that wants a rifle from us, and discover whether they like chasing things around as a trade for wild performance... or if they'd prefer something easier to manage which is more stable. Beyond that, the barrel life discussions are a total waste of time. ----------- [URL='https://www.instagram.com/primalrights']Follow on Instagram[/URL] [URL='https://www.youtube.com/user/primalrights']Subscribe on YouTube[/URL] [URL='https://amzn.to/3txlBnp']Amazon Affiliate[/URL] [URL='http://www.primalrights.com'][IMG]http://primalrights.com/images/signatures/sig2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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