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Posted: 5/28/2009 7:09:36 PM EDT
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I had my fairly new 10/22 out shooting today and noticed that the barrel got really hot after about a hundred rounds at a pretty good firing pace. Is this normal, and if so, will it do any damage to let it get that hot? It is the all weather version of the rifle with the stainless barrel. Also, would a barrel upgrade do me any better or is there possibility of damaging an aftermarket barrel like this as well? I know thhat it is possible to damage a barrel on some of the bigger caliber rifles by shooting too fast for too long, but didn't really think that the 22 would get that hot so fast.
Thanks from a 10/22 noob. |
| 100 rounds at a decent rate will heat up any barrell. Hell, one "NY mag dump" will get it good and warm. You'd have to shoot a LOT more than that to cause any damage though. Even if the barrell is too hot to grab onto, you still are several degrees from damage. Happiness is a warm gun. |
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I wouldn't worry about it. 100 rounds of .22lr probably creates less heat than a full mag dump of a AR15 or AK (which can do several hundred rounds fairly quickly with no worries).
I don't think you have to worry about temper or heat treat until over 700 degrees (not gonna happen with a .22lr). Maybe if it was belt fed and you could do a few hundred a minute for several minutes.. 
ETA: a heavier barrel will take longer to heat up. I shot a couple hundred out of my .920" barrel the other day and it was just getting warm, not too hot to handle or anything. |
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