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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
caliber and rifle for elk backup, practice and targets
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 906048" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>7mm RUM is extraordinarily hard on barrels. They say about 600 rounds of accurate barrel life.</p><p> </p><p>7mm RemMag you should get 1500+...But it is very possible to burn one out alot quicker if you keep shooting it when it's hot.</p><p> </p><p>I just experienced my second burn-out for the year...Both guns I bought used. And apparantly abused, because I got about 150 shots out of my 7mm RM before the barrel started throwing them all over the place. My .338 WinMag was apparantly already throwing them all over the place, but all I wanted was the action, stock, and DNZ base off that rifle to make my purchase worth it. The Browning 7 mag on the otherhand was kind of an expensive mistake. Still pretty warm about that one... But, that's what happens when you buy something used. You can either choose to trust that it's in good shape, or it's cheap enough that you don't care if the barrel is toast, because you only want the action or the rest of the rifle, minus the barrel.</p><p> </p><p>If barrel life is the name of the game, and you want something bigger than the .270 Win.... I still stand by my original suggestion of the .280 Ackley Improved. +/- 150 fps of a 7mm RemMag, but will get you better barrel life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 906048, member: 12995"] 7mm RUM is extraordinarily hard on barrels. They say about 600 rounds of accurate barrel life. 7mm RemMag you should get 1500+...But it is very possible to burn one out alot quicker if you keep shooting it when it's hot. I just experienced my second burn-out for the year...Both guns I bought used. And apparantly abused, because I got about 150 shots out of my 7mm RM before the barrel started throwing them all over the place. My .338 WinMag was apparantly already throwing them all over the place, but all I wanted was the action, stock, and DNZ base off that rifle to make my purchase worth it. The Browning 7 mag on the otherhand was kind of an expensive mistake. Still pretty warm about that one... But, that's what happens when you buy something used. You can either choose to trust that it's in good shape, or it's cheap enough that you don't care if the barrel is toast, because you only want the action or the rest of the rifle, minus the barrel. If barrel life is the name of the game, and you want something bigger than the .270 Win.... I still stand by my original suggestion of the .280 Ackley Improved. +/- 150 fps of a 7mm RemMag, but will get you better barrel life. [/QUOTE]
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