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<blockquote data-quote="engineer40" data-source="post: 1217815" data-attributes="member: 90399"><p>Thanks. I've previously also read elsewhere that the 6.5-06 and the Improved versions do have decent barrel life. No hate intended for the quarter bore fans, but it almost feels to me that the 6.5-06 should have become a SAAMI spec instead of the 25-06. </p><p></p><p>Your statement was interesting to me because the 6.5-06 AI has more case capacity than the 6.5-284 which is known for having a very short barrel life (and the 6.5-284 still has a fairly steep shoulder angle). </p><p></p><p>I've done some more reading on it. Seems like most information out there are just people's conjectures. I'm thinking at this point maybe most of the 6.5-06 rifles are being used for hunting. And the 6.5-284 rifles are heavily used in competitions where longer and faster strings of fire are common leading to shorter barrel lives. But that's also just people's opinions. Either way, it's all interesting to me. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="engineer40, post: 1217815, member: 90399"] Thanks. I've previously also read elsewhere that the 6.5-06 and the Improved versions do have decent barrel life. No hate intended for the quarter bore fans, but it almost feels to me that the 6.5-06 should have become a SAAMI spec instead of the 25-06. Your statement was interesting to me because the 6.5-06 AI has more case capacity than the 6.5-284 which is known for having a very short barrel life (and the 6.5-284 still has a fairly steep shoulder angle). I've done some more reading on it. Seems like most information out there are just people's conjectures. I'm thinking at this point maybe most of the 6.5-06 rifles are being used for hunting. And the 6.5-284 rifles are heavily used in competitions where longer and faster strings of fire are common leading to shorter barrel lives. But that's also just people's opinions. Either way, it's all interesting to me. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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