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Need help with rifle build
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 855297" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>The 7 STW is about the same overbore factor as the 300 RUM, maybe slightly more. Barrel life means different things to different people. The most common expected "accurate" shooting barrel life expectation in the 300 RUM is about 1000 rounds give or take. There are a lot of variables that will affect that. If you run hot loads and shoot long hot strings you can burn up a barrel in short order.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line... If you shoot max loads and don't get the barrel too hot, I would not EXPECT more than a 1000 rounds from an STW and have read reports of 700-800 rounds as well some in excess of 1000. Do a barrel life search on the 7 STW. YMMV</p><p></p><p>All else being equal, you will get more barrel life out of a 300 WM and the 215 or 230 Hybrids would be a good bullet for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 855297, member: 11717"] The 7 STW is about the same overbore factor as the 300 RUM, maybe slightly more. Barrel life means different things to different people. The most common expected "accurate" shooting barrel life expectation in the 300 RUM is about 1000 rounds give or take. There are a lot of variables that will affect that. If you run hot loads and shoot long hot strings you can burn up a barrel in short order. Bottom line... If you shoot max loads and don't get the barrel too hot, I would not EXPECT more than a 1000 rounds from an STW and have read reports of 700-800 rounds as well some in excess of 1000. Do a barrel life search on the 7 STW. YMMV All else being equal, you will get more barrel life out of a 300 WM and the 215 or 230 Hybrids would be a good bullet for it. [/QUOTE]
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