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Post by trekman on Feb 14, 2021 12:32:46 GMT -5
Don't think I've ever seen this discussed on the forum, what are thoughts on barrel life for both the bolt & break action smokeless rifles ?
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Post by jims on Feb 14, 2021 14:10:37 GMT -5
Since there is no real chamber on most, no full size bore bullets unless sized beforehand, to slam into the breech and cause throat erosion, with the land riders I would expect barrel life to be much longer than with a powerful centerfire metallic rifle cartridge firearm. I would think most SML barrels would outlast their shooters. Most pressures are less than in a true CF for the most part. Just my opinion.
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Post by hillbill on Feb 14, 2021 14:26:20 GMT -5
very few of us will ever have enough time or money to spend in bullets to see one shot out, Richard did replace one that had a few thousand shots on it? he can elaborate more but I doubt I will ever shoot a barrel out.
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Post by Richard on Feb 14, 2021 14:26:26 GMT -5
I bore scoped one of mine with 3600+ (yes, I record every shot in my log book) shots thru it, and not "sissy" loads and there was no sign of wear. A good majority of those loads were duplex's using Clays ( very hot) for my booster! I suppose it would also depend on your cleaning regiment? My rifle gets cleaned after each trip to the range (about 30 to 40 shots). That barrel happened to be a Pac-Nor .45. As Jims indicated, the barrel will probably outlast you! I never feel guilty putting a lot of shots thru my SML's because of the long barrel life.
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Post by elkman1310 on Feb 15, 2021 9:56:36 GMT -5
That's a timely question because just the other day I bore scoped my Blue Thunder barrel that I used for all my long range tests. They have been all power house loads to get to 1,000yards I don't have nearly anything close to the amount of rounds down this tube that Richard does but they have been power house loads to get to 1,000 yards. I never clean my barrels like I do my centerfire rifle barrels I simply dry brush them to control powder fouling so the bullet goes down the barrel with the same effort.
So how does the barrel look it looks great! your not going to wear the throat out on a smokeless muzzleloader the way you will on a centerfire. A cut rifle barrel might last longer than a button rifle barrel. I use both and can't find any difference between either one for accuracy or velocity. The most important thing is the barrel needs to be uniform in land and groove size from one end to another. Some barrels have a larger breech end than a muzzle end by 1/10th or so. The big no no is having a tight muzzle and a loose breech.
So If you can find a good supply of powder and bullets shoot to your hearts content or your shoulder gives out and enjoy it while we can because the big push for gun control is coming sooner than we think.
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