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Posted: 3/6/2011 3:23:33 PM EDT
| My buddy Jim brought up something interesting the other day. He runs a .264-06 for 1000 yard shooting and gets REALLY nice results with it. I'm interested in getting into precision shooting at some point and have a really nice .264 Winchester that I love and would love to shoot more if I could. I currently don't shoot it much at all because it's a pre-64 M70 family heirloom and I don't want to wear it out which I'm told running lots of ammo through would do in quick order, which makes me very sad. So I had a thought creep into my mind: could I run light loads in it, like say to .30-06 levels, which would give it a lot more normal useful life with the original barrel? Would this potentially yield good results and save me the expense of having to get a whole new rifle when I have one I'd rather use instead if I could? |
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There is a few aspects to what you are asking.
Your barrel will likely last 2K-3K rounds before its wacky. At that time, a new barrel will probably be about $500 or so installed. Running light loads might extend that 15-25%, but does that make a huge difference to you? I presume this is a lightweight hunting barrel and my question would be why not invest in a newer, non-collectible rifle that would likely be more accurate to use as a regular shooter. If you are sentimental about that rifle, another option would be to rebarrel it now and shoot it up, and then down the road you could put the original back on. |
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