barrel too warm?

[ruger22]

When shooting 38 sp target loads with my 38/ 357 revolvers I sometimes wonder how warm the barrel can get without causing wear?

Same question for a smith 22 revolver I have using "regular" federal champion jacketed ammo.

I want to keep 2 of my revolvers for a long time.
So I let them cool once they get warm to the touch.

Is this overdoing it?

 

[Luckyorwhat]

I'm no expert but I vote yes it's too much. Unless they're named 'Daisy' or such.

 

[Ishootguns]

You could shoot those revolvers till they would burn your fingers and not damage them to any severity.
Dave

 

[BattleRife]

Every single shot you fire will cause wear to the bore. But rising temperatures will not accelerate the process until the steel reaches temperatures in the hundreds of degrees Celsius. I doubt it would ever be possible to do this with .38 Spl loads, fired six at a time.

 

[G37]

I had someone once try to tell me to "slow down" or I'd burnout the barrel on my 10/22... I looked at him and smiled and said "it's a risk I'm willing to take" and carried on.



I'd be more concerned with springs breaking over time than ruining the barrel