.204 barrel life

[Boisblancboy]

Any rough ideas on how many rounds I can expect to get through my barrel on my .204 rem vs sf 2? It's a heavy stainless barrel and so far the load it likes is 28.3 of H4895, which is a tenth over the max load according to the book. I'm always carefully of excessive barrel heat as well.

 

[ab_bentley]

It's really terrible, you may want to send it off to a deserving memeber. Adam

 

[1deadpdog]

I agree, tho, I'd be careful you don't get snookered.. LOL
Mine likes 27.5- 28 grs Varget.. Savage Bull..
A couple thousand rnds so far, no issues that I can tell.. Have remeasured, still same distance to lands..
I also don't let it get hot, either, LOVE IT!
(Can I love more than one gun?) My others don't seem to mind if I take one out and leave them at home..

 

[Boisblancboy]

Lol yeah I thought about giving it away! Haha. So far I love shooting and reloading this gun. I'm happy with how it shoots as well. With a 6x scope I've gotten a .340 group at a 100 and 2.5" @ 300 which I know I can downsize that with a better scope.