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Good brass life I guess

It may be true that more Creedmoor barrels are wearing out. Not because they are barrel burners but because they are fun to shoot and folks are shooting them more and more often. Hard to wear out a 300 Win Mag barrel when you can only stand to shoot it 1/2 dozen times before you are beat up from recoil. I know when I go out with my Creedmoor I average around 40 shots per session and tend to go out at least once per week. With my 30-06 I would only take it out a handfull of times per year.

On average how fast do you guys shoot. Typically I like 2 minutes between shots starting after the first round with sporter weight barrels and cartridges 22-250 and up. My 223 barrels get much less respect and though I have put some throat erosion on several 223 rifles I have yet to shoot one "out" of being able fulfill it's purpose. I think I am getting ready to go through a 7-08 phase so the Creedmoor will have to wait it's turn. I shoot no less than 200 rounds a week ( not on the same rifle generally) so I do put wear and tear on barrels. And average shoot for groups for me takes 20 minutes or a bit more for 10 shots.

I haven't read the whole thread, but isn't one of the sacred 'fire responses that "They make new barrels every day"?

You will never get everything that you want.

When I was in the military, a barrel was called a WRA - weapons replaceable assembly. It was expected to wear out and need replacement. While you and your rifle are not in the military, barrels are still WRAs. Like any mechanical device, the parts wear out. It would be best to chase after the R&D people, but they will probably tell you that better, stronger and longer lasting barrels can be made with today's technology, but are cost prohibitive.

My next project after the shoulder heals. Thanks for the inspiration.

I think the Creedmoor barrel will last a lot better than some of the other 6.5s. I have torched two 6.5-284 barrels in the past 7-8 years. One has about 750-800 and the other 1000 ish. R17 was the culprit in my opinion. I try not to use R17 in high volume stuff anymore. Most guys will never wear a barrel out, If you really do, just put another one on it. Only time it is a big issue is if you are shooting matches regularly and wear one out mid season when you don't have time to fit another one.

I like it. Does the wind shake the truck a lot? Seems it would be a bit of a project to keep the crosshairs on the target in Wyoming or Texas lately as windy as it's been.

Yep.”it ain’t even broke in yet!”

Been shooting PRS and NRL matches for 10+ yrs now. Mostly 6.5x47, little yet older brother to the 6.5 CM. I retired my first Krieger barrel at 3500 rounds when I was having trouble keeping 5 shots in 1 moa.

Alan

Bitte sehr, mein Herr. Hier ihre 6,5 Crüüdmoor.