https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/02/a-few-seconds-at-best-the-short-operating-life-of-barrels/ from AccurateShooter.com Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/02/a-few-seconds-at-best-the-short-operating-life-of-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-52276 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:07:26 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=59362#comment-52276 And the throat of the barrel through the first two inches ahead of the bullet, probably wears out from only about 3/4 or even 1/2 of a second, or less, of total contact time with the bearing surfaces of bullets. Like top fuel drag racing is to hemi engines.

]]> https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/02/a-few-seconds-at-best-the-short-operating-life-of-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-52274 Tue, 28 Feb 2017 03:30:36 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=59362#comment-52274 Unless it is a .22lr, I know of several Krieger barrels that have more than 100,000 rounds and still shoot fine.
And a buddy has a Anschutz 54 that has many, many, many rounds through it.
I guess thats what low velocity and lead bullets will do.

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