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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Bore Capacity versus Barrel Life
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<blockquote data-quote="mgood" data-source="post: 1153584" data-attributes="member: 91188"><p>The fairly steep shoulder and longer neck of the Sherman and SS cartridges may focus the hottest part of the flame inside the case neck rather than on the start of the rifling. This should increase barrel life, at least I think that was the theory, and I think it makes sense. <em>How much</em> it may affect barrel life, I have no clue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mgood, post: 1153584, member: 91188"] The fairly steep shoulder and longer neck of the Sherman and SS cartridges may focus the hottest part of the flame inside the case neck rather than on the start of the rifling. This should increase barrel life, at least I think that was the theory, and I think it makes sense. [I]How much[/I] it may affect barrel life, I have no clue. [/QUOTE]
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