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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1203204" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Lot's of variables come into play here.</p><p></p><p>If you're shooting high pressure magnums of any caliber if you shoot it hot and keep shooting your throat life is going to be very short.</p><p></p><p>As a general rule I've settled on no more than three shots in any given one minute period and if I'm shooting more than one shot per minute in a prolonged shooting session I'll open the bolt and let it cool after five shots with any of the big guys or varmint rifles which are chambered in .204R and .220 Swift.</p><p></p><p>My 556 AR's I don't worry about at all unless they get hot enough I wouldn't want to touch the barrel. That's what they are made for. With my M1 A's (7.62 NATO) about the same.</p><p></p><p>If I want to shoot a lot and keep shooting I get out the 10/22. That's what it is made for and replacement barrels are dirt cheap.</p><p></p><p>It varies a great deal from gun to gun how quickly they will lose accuracy from heating up and I'm past the point in my life of shooting just to shoot, it just gets expensive when you start adding up all of the time and money spent on ammo/reloading not to mention barreling costs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1203204, member: 30902"] Lot's of variables come into play here. If you're shooting high pressure magnums of any caliber if you shoot it hot and keep shooting your throat life is going to be very short. As a general rule I've settled on no more than three shots in any given one minute period and if I'm shooting more than one shot per minute in a prolonged shooting session I'll open the bolt and let it cool after five shots with any of the big guys or varmint rifles which are chambered in .204R and .220 Swift. My 556 AR's I don't worry about at all unless they get hot enough I wouldn't want to touch the barrel. That's what they are made for. With my M1 A's (7.62 NATO) about the same. If I want to shoot a lot and keep shooting I get out the 10/22. That's what it is made for and replacement barrels are dirt cheap. It varies a great deal from gun to gun how quickly they will lose accuracy from heating up and I'm past the point in my life of shooting just to shoot, it just gets expensive when you start adding up all of the time and money spent on ammo/reloading not to mention barreling costs. [/QUOTE]
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