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To: Magnum44
What barrel life numbers are you thinking with respect to 308 and 6.5 Creedmoor barrels?

This is comparing apples to oranges. But, just a ballpark figure, some bench shooters are seeing degradation in as few as 2,000 rounds in the Creedmoor.

30 posted on 02/11/2019 1:24:29 PM PST by eastexsteve
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To: eastexsteve

2000 rounds is a lot for a long range rifle, but not very long in barrel life compared to what I would expect on other rifles. I wonder why the short life. When I compare reloading data, the max pressures for the Creedmoor are not that much more than max pressures for 308Win. Like 60,000 PSI vs 59,000 PSI. For the same weight bullet the muzzle velocities are also pretty comparable. I wonder what the life issue is?


33 posted on 02/11/2019 3:17:23 PM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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