hwr Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) Ive read somewhere about 1500 is that true? at about a pound ago I wasnt expecting to be firing 100's but just curious as will probably buy second hand, how do you tell if its knackered? Cheers H Edited January 7, 2008 by hwr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 It will depend on a number of things - how 'hot' the rounds are you shoot through it will be the main factor though, you can tell its starting to wear out by your group sizes ( they gradualy get bigger) - but its not a real problem unless you are comp' shooting - if you are shooting foxes or deer, then it will be quiet considerably more than 1500 rounds before you cant shoot the gun at live quarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 If you home load your ammo you can maintain the accuracy a while longer by making adjustments to your set up, if you don't and you notice an increase in group size possibly a change of bullet type or manufacturer may help. the usual sign is that the the very first part of the barrel will not come up as clean or take a lot longer in the cleaning process to come clean As Tulkyuk said there's a lot of factors but should be more than 1500 rounds before you notice unless you do a lot of accurate tartget type work or long range small targets regulary ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 If you look after the barrel and clean it properly after every usage you can reasonably expect it to last at least 5000 rounds and probably more. Not cleaning it properly will damage the accuracy more than it wearing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwr Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Thanks for the replies much appreciated H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 and it depends on how much you shoot it and how quickly. If you shoot the barrel when it is hot you will erode the throat faster than allowing it to cool down more. Not as much of a problem when you're burning 20 grains of powder in a hornet when it is 10C outside. But when you are pushing 40+ grains in a 243 in 30 degree heat you have to keep an eye out. Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRDS Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 What sort of Hornet do you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 jrds, I was just using it as an illustrative point. I thought that's what the capacity of a hornet was, but I guess I was over by a few grains. But a 17 K-hornet is on my list. Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbruno Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 unlessd firing very hot varmint loads or poor maintanace allowing grime and rust to build up in your barrel you should get well over 10,000 rounds, my 7mm rem mag is another story, i wouldnt worry about it unless a cheap make gun it will last you your life time twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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