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Originally Posted by 260 Rem
Carts27 - I understand that 6.5 x 284 barrel accuracy can fall off between 800 - 1000 rounds so if you are a high volume shooter, that is something you may wish to consider. Most hunting rifles never get that many rounds fired over twenty years so it may not be important. An F-class shooter I know said he washed one out in about 750 rounds shooting completions which I understand can drive a barrel pretty hard.
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Originally Posted by Carts27
I heard the same thing, this rifle will be a long range hunting rifle, if I manage to burn the barrel out hunting that wouldn't hurt my feelings one bit, well unless I can hit anything with it. Appreciate the heads up tho.
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Browning has some info on their barrels being chrome lined, and having really good barrel life in comparison to the average barrel, I think like 3 or 4 times longer life than average.
If you go with a 6.5-284 and are concerned about barrel life, you may want to consider using a browning barrel, or browning rifle for a starting point.
Edit, looks like they may not being doing that except on their 26 nosler now, an alternative .26 caliber though.
Check out their website for info on that.