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i have a stevens 200 in .308 and been taking it to the range on once a week, i shoot about 80-100 shots each trip, this is in the spand of 4-5 hours. i usually do 5 shot in a few mins then let the barrel cool. i also do a thorough cleaning after every trip though. am i too hard on teh barrel? i don;t want to have to change it after 6 months
 
How do you like your stevens? I am thinking of getting one.
I don't think your over doing it. When I was a kid I used to shoot everyday. I can't remember how often I cleaned it though. But the rifle is still in my cabinet. More guns rust out than ever wear out. Have fun.
 
I wouldnt worry about it. For the price of a stevens shoot it and then shoot it some more. Once you shoot out the barrel in a few years then you can get a new barrel, buy a take off barrel, or sell the rifle on EE and buy another one.
 
neotekz said:
i have a stevens 200 in .308 and been taking it to the range on once a week, i shoot about 80-100 shots each trip, this is in the spand of 4-5 hours. i usually do 5 shot in a few mins then let the barrel cool. i also do a thorough cleaning after every trip though. am i too hard on teh barrel? i don;t want to have to change it after 6 months
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How is it shooting?
 
yah i just got into reloading, fired my first 100 rounds that i loaded myself last week. The rifle shoots better than i do, im really happy with it esp. for the price. i got a 3200 elite on it all for less than 700. it does recoil quite a bit though since its a lighter gun. i shot the same rifle in 7mm mag that recoiled less with a choate stock.
 
as long as you can afford to shoot it SHOOT IT!....:cool:


even if you manage to maintain your 100 shots a week id say the barrel will last well over a year prolly more like 2 years....i dont have much info on barrel life but i would assume a .308 well taken care of (which you say you do) should go till around 8000 rounds?


and a barrel isnt THAT expensive....
 
It's a Stevens 200, which means it has a Savage action. A new barrel is as easy as buying a barrel wrench, and go/no-go gauges. Pick any short action calibre with the right bolt face, and you're good to go. Don't worry about shooting it out, just be ready to pick something new when you fianlly do.
I'd recommend though, at least one more rifle, in 22lr. Give you something to do while you wait for it to cool. I like to take 3 rifles out when I go. Never need to wait for anything to cool, always one just waiting to go.
 
neotekz said:
i have a stevens 200 in .308 and been taking it to the range on once a week, i shoot about 80-100 shots each trip, this is in the spand of 4-5 hours. i usually do 5 shot in a few mins then let the barrel cool. i also do a thorough cleaning after every trip though. am i too hard on teh barrel? i don;t want to have to change it after 6 months
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.308 is quite easy on barrels, typically, and you should expect several thousand rounds through the pipe before you see any degradation in shooting quality.

Also, the attitude you've got is kinda silly, and I'm sure you'll agree when you think about it.

If you were a golfer, spending alot of time on the driving range, and getting really good at your drive, would you be worried about how your practice affected your golf club? Nope, you'd be happy with progress you made, right?

The same goes for your gun barrel, if you burn through it and have to replace it after awhile, so what? The amount of money you'll have spent on ammunition and range time dwarfs the replacement cost of a new barrel (less than 200 for a factory tube, 500 or so for a nice match tube), and if you're practicing properly, the real result isn't empty brass and worn out gun barrels.

The result you'll have is genuine skill at the best and most modern of martial arts.... shooting.So... try to look at the equipment as disposable, the real work in progress is you. We have enough gun collectors on here, we need more shooters.
 
you guy are right, my cost for ammo is a lot more than the cost of a barrel. i reload and shoot with a friend so that minimize the cost somewhat. i just got a ruger 10/22 to take up some time on the range too.
 
I dont think you can shoot too much... I'm thinking to go pick up a 223 for the same reason, I want to shoot.. lots... but I need to keep my cash in my jeans...my .17HMR is costing my 60 bones a weekend... like the others have said, dont worry about shooting out the barrell...worry about making those 1 inch groupings at 500 yards off hand with open sites in the twilight :)
 
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