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do it all rifle/caliber combo ideas
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 972153" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>I'm at over 750 down the tube on mine, and I'd be willing to bet that according to my smith and his borescope, she's still got atleast another 750 in her.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>And mine is not a fluke, there's quite a few other members on here who have gotten well over 1200-1500 rounds out of their STW's. A trick to it is to find a good load with bigger slower heavier bullets. For example, I'm not pushing 140's at 3,400 fps....I'm pushing 180's at 3,000 fps. That will help extend barrel life significantly by using a heavier and slower velocity load.</p><p> </p><p>It sure beats the 750-850 round expectations of the 7mm RUM..... No way in hell would I ever own that caliber. Especially when I can get nearly the same velocities out of the STW, with about 20 grains LESS powder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 972153, member: 12995"] I'm at over 750 down the tube on mine, and I'd be willing to bet that according to my smith and his borescope, she's still got atleast another 750 in her.... :D And mine is not a fluke, there's quite a few other members on here who have gotten well over 1200-1500 rounds out of their STW's. A trick to it is to find a good load with bigger slower heavier bullets. For example, I'm not pushing 140's at 3,400 fps....I'm pushing 180's at 3,000 fps. That will help extend barrel life significantly by using a heavier and slower velocity load. It sure beats the 750-850 round expectations of the 7mm RUM..... No way in hell would I ever own that caliber. Especially when I can get nearly the same velocities out of the STW, with about 20 grains LESS powder. [/QUOTE]
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