Ruger Precision .308 barrel life?

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Hi guys


I am new to precision riffle and so far i really like it, i find this post below that say barrel life for a precision riffle is only 800-900 rounds ( ouch! ) i plan to change the barrel of my
Ruger Precision for a LRI stainless but was expecting 2000 rounds of the original barrel ?

- is it possible to change Caliber when i do the barrel change? .308 to 6.5?

thank you

http://precisionrifleblog.com/2012/07/09/practical-tips-to-extend-barrel-life/
 
That sounds like a very low round count to me. Yes you can change to a 6.5 caliber when you re barrel. I would recommend a 6.5X47, 260 or a 6.5 Creedmore. If you don't reload I would go with the Creedmore. I went with the X47 and couldn't be happier.
 
I highly doubt that 8-900 rounds will burn your barrel out, dont take one article for facts. Sure lots of high calibre shooters that compete world wide change the barrels at low round count but for the average person we wouldnt even see a difference. I'd make a guess at 4-5000 rounds and youll need a new barrel or at least re-cut due to throat erosion. But this is just me.
 
If you clean your rifle and watch the amount of heat your barrel is holding after shooting.
As Barnard308 said, more like 4000-5000 rounds will be what you can get.
Don't cook your barrel or put it away dirty. You will prolong barrel life.
 
Barrel life is such a subjective thing based on your needs of the rifle. Some target shooters change barrels after 8-900 rounds because their groups open up from .2MOA to 0.3MOA. To them, that's the limit. For a hunter, they could shoot 2000 rounds out of that barrel and their group still be sub MOA which is good for them.

308's generally have a very long barrel life compared to the 6.5 and 6mm variety of cartridges based on throat erosion, pressures and velocity.
 
Metal-Rider said:
If you clean your rifle and watch the amount of heat your barrel is holding after shooting.
As Barnard308 said, more like 4000-5000 rounds will be what you can get.
Don't cook your barrel or put it away dirty. You will prolong barrel life.
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I've gone over 900 rounds without cleaning my barrel.

Still shoots fine.
 
You might want to check out this link

http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/excel-formula-predicts-useful-barrel-life/

There's a downloadable MS Excel spreadsheet to help predict barrel life that's pretty good.

I would be inclined to believe 800 round barrel life for a 243 because I toasted a barrel in 800 rounds myself that was chambered in 6x47 Lapua. It died almost exactly at 800 rounds. It did not fade off slowly, it just went from very good to very bad on one afternoon.

I've gone over 3,000 rounds with 223s and 308s though.
 
You can roast the throat in any barrel if you get it hot enough. Your barrel only has a few seconds of life in it

ht tp://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/02/a-few-seconds-at-best-the-short-operating-life-of-barrels/
 
Keep in mind guys that after you've "smoked the barrel" you can always have a pipe fitter cut off a few inches and thread up the barrel again for a second trip.

As above its the throat that goes and not necessarily the entire barrel.
 
BadAsMo said:
You might want to check out this link

http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/excel-formula-predicts-useful-barrel-life/

There's a downloadable MS Excel spreadsheet to help predict barrel life that's pretty good.

I would be inclined to believe 800 round barrel life for a 243 because I toasted a barrel in 800 rounds myself that was chambered in 6x47 Lapua. It died almost exactly at 800 rounds. It did not fade off slowly, it just went from very good to very bad on one afternoon.

I've gone over 3,000 rounds with 223s and 308s though.
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Shouldn't that barrel life spreadsheet take into account the type or size of the barrel, and maybe the barrel material...?....what if it is a "bull" barrel vs. something smaller like a hunting contour?
 
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