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Whats the cartridge you LOVE to HATE?
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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 2832980" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>Very true. Here's my take on barrel life. I found that barrel burner cartridges have accuracy drop off sooner than most people seem to think. That's for me at least. I track accuracy in the long run and barrel burners tend to have slightly degraded accuracy starting at 200-300 rounds even if I chase the lands. That's why I've pretty much quit using them. It's not so much the cost of the new barrel but the time spent dealing with the gunsmith to do the swap and all the hassle and time required in breaking in a new barrel. </p><p></p><p>I simply don't have that much free time. My 308 and 223 barrels seem to keep accuracy well beyond 1,000 rounds. I suspect they will way beyond that but I just don't shoot enough to find out.</p><p></p><p>A prairie dog rifle is the only exception. If I get into a really good dog town and the shots are long, the 22-250 and 243 will start getting hot and that cooks barrels pretty fast but at that point I simply don't care... LOL</p><p></p><p>Hi.. My name's Bob and I'm a prairie dog addict.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 2832980, member: 105"] Very true. Here's my take on barrel life. I found that barrel burner cartridges have accuracy drop off sooner than most people seem to think. That's for me at least. I track accuracy in the long run and barrel burners tend to have slightly degraded accuracy starting at 200-300 rounds even if I chase the lands. That's why I've pretty much quit using them. It's not so much the cost of the new barrel but the time spent dealing with the gunsmith to do the swap and all the hassle and time required in breaking in a new barrel. I simply don't have that much free time. My 308 and 223 barrels seem to keep accuracy well beyond 1,000 rounds. I suspect they will way beyond that but I just don't shoot enough to find out. A prairie dog rifle is the only exception. If I get into a really good dog town and the shots are long, the 22-250 and 243 will start getting hot and that cooks barrels pretty fast but at that point I simply don't care... LOL Hi.. My name's Bob and I'm a prairie dog addict. [/QUOTE]
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