243 barrel life

[gumpokc]

Agreed, it's all how you use it.

But lets not forget, alot of younger/more inexperienced shooters get the .243/6mm/blah blah, check the reloading manuals and loaderup hot, then bust 20 rounds through it as fast as they can.

that is what will kill a barrel qucik. hot loads and fast shooting of hot loads.

let her cool between shots a little, sure take a few quick ones if needed, just dont give it a steady diet of hot and fast.

My savage 110 has roughly 3k through it, is 15 years old and still shoots better than I can. It's had some rather hot loads through it at times, and some fast shooting, but never both at once.
Nor either one for extended periods.