Heat generated. In matches strings are typically 10rds in 2min or less sometimes 90sec. Heat kills them fast.Why would hunting vs target shooting make a difference in barrel life if round count is the same?
Heat generated. In matches strings are typically 10rds in 2min or less sometimes 90sec. Heat kills them fast.
That's reasonable.I'd expect 800-1200 maybe more if I only use it hunting.
I've got some coyote hunting and gunsmith friends playing around with 6mm saum. They are getting insane speeds from 105 class bullets. Barrel life is only 600 or if you're lucky a little more. Sounds rough but as one pointed out "That's a lot of dead yotes'. " lol.That's reasonable.
I remember when the .22-300WSM was something played with by some folks looking for a way to turn 70+ grain monolithic bullets into miraculous deerslayers. Useful barrel life was said to be ~300 rounds.
Folks who have a deep-seated need to see insane numbers from their chrono can still get reamers.
Would that be at 10 yards or 100 yards?Here is some load testing I did prior to my prairie dog hunt last month
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Maybe you should do that every time. Nice shooting.Let me clarify. When I took that top target to the range, I grabbed the wrong bag of ammo and shot the 65gr instead of the 68grn bullets.
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I agree.Maybe you should do that every time. Nice shooting.
range 100 yards.. 5.56...
Rifle was Diamondback DB15CCB A LOW END AR-15 with a Vortex 3-9
More often than not, you will only get better groups with handloads for a particular rifle. On some of my test loads, rounds were not even hitting paper. With the same rifle, some factory loads are 2" groups.
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Pretty good shooting, none the less.
Barrel twist and bullet weight plays a factor. IIRC, a lighter bullet generally performs better in a 1/9 and a heavier bullet performs better with a 1/7. I may have that backwards though.
My budget AR is a PSA upper with a 1/7 twist. 62gr performs better in both accuracy and precision at 100yds than 55gr does, given the same manufacturer. I haven’t tried anything heavier than 62gr, but it may perform better.
Yeah I've wondered about reloading 5.56 for actual good groups, but dang I am impressed with how this freedom works.