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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Spreadsheet to Calculate Barrel Life
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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 837737" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>Found this Excel spreadsheet on calculating barrel life. It's pretty interesting in that it uses popular powder's heat potential in its formulas.</p><p></p><p>It's a SWAP; Scientific Wild *** Prediction; not an exact number of rounds a barrel will last. But it does show that some cartridges wear out barrels faster than others. It doesn't provide input for how accurate someone shoots rifles nor the quality of the barrel and the ammo used in any accuracy test they conduct. It's based on pin drivers; they shoot more accurate than tack drivers. Most folks know that a military service grade semiautomatic rifle that averages 1 to 2 MOA accuracy at 100 yards will have a much longer barrel life than a pin driving competition rifle that averages under 1/4 MOA at 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>One thing that's sometimes held in contention is wear caused by the rate of fire. Some top level barrel makers that feel rapid fire with normal pressure rounds doesn't wear out barrels as slow fire use of high pressure rounds. Others think otherwise.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/excel-formula-predicts-useful-barrel-life/" target="_blank">Excel Formula Predicts Useful Barrel Life within AccurateShooter.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 837737, member: 5302"] Found this Excel spreadsheet on calculating barrel life. It's pretty interesting in that it uses popular powder's heat potential in its formulas. It's a SWAP; Scientific Wild *** Prediction; not an exact number of rounds a barrel will last. But it does show that some cartridges wear out barrels faster than others. It doesn't provide input for how accurate someone shoots rifles nor the quality of the barrel and the ammo used in any accuracy test they conduct. It's based on pin drivers; they shoot more accurate than tack drivers. Most folks know that a military service grade semiautomatic rifle that averages 1 to 2 MOA accuracy at 100 yards will have a much longer barrel life than a pin driving competition rifle that averages under 1/4 MOA at 100 yards. One thing that's sometimes held in contention is wear caused by the rate of fire. Some top level barrel makers that feel rapid fire with normal pressure rounds doesn't wear out barrels as slow fire use of high pressure rounds. Others think otherwise. [url=http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/excel-formula-predicts-useful-barrel-life/]Excel Formula Predicts Useful Barrel Life within AccurateShooter.com[/url] [/QUOTE]
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