I have always wondered about the hunting accuracy barrel life and I think there is less information on this because most rifles used for hunting are not shot out. The 6.5 Gap or 6.5 SAUM when used for target shooting can get a little longer barrel life by using the larger capacity case to push the bullets at 6.5x284 velocities at a lower pressure and not trying for the next faster accuracy node. My guess is the 6.5x284 would be similar to the 25-06 for barrel life getting slightly less possibly due to the longer neck on the 25-06. But then the shoulder angle on the 06 could undo this advantage.


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