Mauser M18 in .243~good choice?

[IvoB]

Nothing I’ve seen online suggests this...do u have a source?

The Internet:
"Barrel life is the downside of both the .243 AI and standard .243. These chamberings pump a lot of powder through a small bore. The result, typically, is rather short barrel life, sometimes less than 1500 rounds.

ivob

 

[Hitzy]

https://www.gunmart.net/gun-reviews/firearms/rifles/mauser-m18
"The barrel is screwed-in compared to the shrink fit and pin method of the M12, with the locking abutments in the receiver."

 

[Hitzy]

The Internet:
"Barrel life is the downside of both the .243 AI and standard .243. These chamberings pump a lot of powder through a small bore. The result, typically, is rather short barrel life, sometimes less than 1500 rounds.

ivob

It's not nearly that bad...

 

[brybenn]

I can wreck a 2506 barrel in 1500 rnds. A 243 should go more. My buddies are getting good accuracy well in to mid 2000s.
Its also not just buring one out. Changing them for a different contor or length or just swapping calipers is reason enough to want a threaded in barrel

 

[CJS9999]

The Internet:
"Barrel life is the downside of both the .243 AI and standard .243. These chamberings pump a lot of powder through a small bore. The result, typically, is rather short barrel life, sometimes less than 1500 rounds.

ivob

I was only addressing the “threaded vs press fit” part of the discussion