Anybody have any legitimate idea?
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Anybody have any legitimate idea?
If you aren't armed when you take a dump in your own home then your opinion on what is a practical daily carry weapon isn't interesting to me.
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Since it's cold hammer forged and hard chrome lined I'd say 15,000 trigger pulls if it's not abused terribly (that is not repeatedly heated to a very high extent). How long will it shoot under or at 1 MOA? maybe 2/3rds of that life. Maybe longer.
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gosh, I think I saw somewhere that Steyr expects to get 20-30K out of their chrome line barrels.
I'd say 25K if I had to guess tho.
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How long would it take to put 30k through a bolt action rifle?
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Well, I shoot every weekend. I suspect I would probably shoot the SS every month...maybe 60 rounds. My guess is that the barrel has a useful life of 15,000 round before it starts to degrade to the point it is annoying. So you are looking at about 5 years. Not too bad.
If you aren't armed when you take a dump in your own home then your opinion on what is a practical daily carry weapon isn't interesting to me.
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Greg, it *could* last longer depending on how it's used and how you load your ammo. You already know that throat wear and wear at the muzzle is what kills a barrel. If you properly load or if factory ammo is close to ideal and you run it warm - not hot - then twenty thousand is possible. How long will it shoot 3/4 MOA? 10 to 15,000 of those; far closer to 15,000 if the caveats listed above are true. By that time after a thorough cleaning it may shoot just outside of 1 MOA.Originally Posted by Greg Bell
BTW, I'm no expert; not by a long shot but I'm smart enough to surround myself with experts in all manner of minutiae - including PhDs and test engineers in the more arcane aspects of engineering (especially as related to autos and firearms - especially metallurgy).
I have a phenomenal e-mail conversation from Mike Rock that I'll cut and paste here once I dig it up.
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Actually, after re-checking my math. It looks more like 20 years.
If you aren't armed when you take a dump in your own home then your opinion on what is a practical daily carry weapon isn't interesting to me.
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