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SS/CM barrel life.
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 830359" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>For the record, I have a Shilen stainless select match barrel in 416 (6.5x284) on order from Jim at NSS. I have been waiting on it for a while like many others this year.</p><p></p><p>My primary reason for picking stainless is that it survives accidental exposure to moisture and condensation a lot more gracefully than CM. Given that most of the hunting season here in MI it is typically 30F or more colder outside than inside one tends to have severe issues with condensation and even frost coating all metal parts of the weapon. With a CM weapon, I would basically have to remove the receiver from the stock every time I get back home to dry it out with a hair dryer and then re-oil it to prevent rust. That sounds like a high maintenance relationship to me. Where I live I can't just leave my rifles on the porch all winter either...</p><p></p><p>Knowing the differences between 416 and 4140 I know to let the barrel cool between shots and not to use it for high volume shooting like prairie dogs. Even so I should expect to see accuracy go south by the time I get to 1500 rounds if not before. My similarly equipped 243 AI with another Shilen select match barrel might make it to 2000 rounds. My similarly equipped 308 Win will probably last a long time... There is not really a lot that one can do about these things. Practice with the 308 and spare the others for "real work"...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 830359, member: 35183"] For the record, I have a Shilen stainless select match barrel in 416 (6.5x284) on order from Jim at NSS. I have been waiting on it for a while like many others this year. My primary reason for picking stainless is that it survives accidental exposure to moisture and condensation a lot more gracefully than CM. Given that most of the hunting season here in MI it is typically 30F or more colder outside than inside one tends to have severe issues with condensation and even frost coating all metal parts of the weapon. With a CM weapon, I would basically have to remove the receiver from the stock every time I get back home to dry it out with a hair dryer and then re-oil it to prevent rust. That sounds like a high maintenance relationship to me. Where I live I can't just leave my rifles on the porch all winter either... Knowing the differences between 416 and 4140 I know to let the barrel cool between shots and not to use it for high volume shooting like prairie dogs. Even so I should expect to see accuracy go south by the time I get to 1500 rounds if not before. My similarly equipped 243 AI with another Shilen select match barrel might make it to 2000 rounds. My similarly equipped 308 Win will probably last a long time... There is not really a lot that one can do about these things. Practice with the 308 and spare the others for "real work"... [/QUOTE]
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