kyotekiller25
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Wow, I need some of those 5K 243s! Where do ya get them at?! Hahaha
Wow, I need some of those 5K 243s! Where do ya get them at?! Hahaha
This guy right here!Wow, I need some of those 5K 243s! Where do ya get them at?! Hahaha
I didn't mean to upset all you EXSPURTS, by claiming 5000 rnds down the tube on a 243 but i have done it and still shoot under a inch with it, Wilson barrel 1x8 twist 24" reading these threads about shooting 243 every thing is about lite and fast 3500 FPS to 4000 FPS, you might try a little heavy and slow like105 to 112 gr. at 2800 to 2950, and not cooking the barrel with rapid fire out of a AR you will find you rifle barrels last a lot longer. and normally you will have less pelt damage with the heavy rounds going a bit slower Murl B.
I didn't mean to upset all you EXSPURTS, by claiming 5000 rnds down the tube on a 243 but i have done it and still shoot under a inch with it, Wilson barrel 1x8 twist 24" reading these threads about shooting 243 every thing is about lite and fast 3500 FPS to 4000 FPS, you might try a little heavy and slow like105 to 112 gr. at 2800 to 2950, and not cooking the barrel with rapid fire out of a AR you will find you rifle barrels last a lot longer. and normally you will have less pelt damage with the heavy rounds going a bit slower Murl B.
You can't beat science or physics...unless you're Murl
A dasher using 30-31gr of powder, shooting a 115 bullet at 2800 fps isn't even going to give you 5000 rounds.
You'd be LUCKY to get 5k rounds with a 6 ARC with 28gr of powder and a 110 Atip.
Borescope your pipe...anyone worth their salt can tell if you've got 5k through it just by looking at the throat.
Velocity isn't what burns out barrels. Velocity is just a biproduct of heat and pressure. Its the amount and type of powder you use.
Either shoot a cartridge that uses less powder, or use a slower, cooler burning powder...but virtually EVERY 6mm cartridge burning 40+ gr of powder is going to be lucky to hit 2000 rounds. Most are dead long before 1500.
ironically, a few inches of smooth bore doesn't necessarily mean it WONT shoot, but its wildly inconsistent and velocity goes crazy.c_bass I would almost bet money that Murl don't even own a borescope, I was hoping he would post pictures of all the beautiful fire cracking and erosion, I bet the barrel with 5k looks almost smooth bore like a shotgun
Yeah but he can still reach the lands with 3" of freeboreironically, a few inches of smooth bore doesn't necessarily mean it WONT shoot, but its wildly inconsistent and velocity goes crazy.
Definately not reaching the lands...even with a 1/2" of freebore...but (and this is a very very very big BUT)Yeah but he can still reach the lands with 3" of freebore
I didn't mean to upset all you EXSPURTS, by claiming 5000 rnds down the tube on a 243 but i have done it and still shoot under a inch with it, Wilson barrel 1x8 twist 24" reading these threads about shooting 243 every thing is about lite and fast 3500 FPS to 4000 FPS, you might try a little heavy and slow like105 to 112 gr. at 2800 to 2950, and not cooking the barrel with rapid fire out of a AR you will find you rifle barrels last a lot longer. and normally you will have less pelt damage with the heavy rounds going a bit slower Murl B.
Bloody Mary getting a new tube ?!!I sent the Rifle in question to My gunsmith about 2 weeks ago. I have no doubt it was about to give up the ghost as you all have suggested, it will be a 6mm CM when it come back, Hope it shoots as well as it did as a .243. Murl B.
For you guys saying Murl B's claims are BS, I ask this....
Is it possible to get 5k rounds down a .243 barrel ,if the barrel was set back and chamber recut a time or 2 ?
For you guys saying Murl B's claims are BS, I ask this....
Is it possible to get 5k rounds down a .243 barrel ,if the barrel was set back and chamber recut a time or 2 ?
I'm not saying he did or didn't as I don't know him. Based on what I've read from what he has posted over the years on the interweb, he has many many years of trigger time. I'd guess he's been shooting longer than you guys have been alive.
Kino,
I don't see you representing PM as a MOD , being very respectful of him.
Just my thoughts as a 20ish year member.