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Remington 700 in 22-250

OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,565 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2014 in General Discussion
with a bull barrel, harris bipod, and a simmons aetec scope for 375, with the box. Gun is in mint condition. Picking it up next weekend. Guy was carrying it around at the show yesterday. I got his number because I didn't have enough cash on me. Called this morning and said he didn't sell it and if I was still interested, it was mine.Uh, hell yeah. He told me he bought the gun a few years ago and needed the cash. I am going to his farm to test fire it before I buy it. I think I got a great deal. Also bought a really nice double gun tactical case yesterday, with a shooting mat. 80 dollars. They were 129.00 on the internet.
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  • woodhogwoodhog Member Posts: 13,115 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I thought all those high-power killing weapons were illegal in NY?
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  • bigoutsidebigoutside Member Posts: 19,443 ✭
    edited November -1
    You did ok.
    Personally, I wouldn't have gone over $370 without the box. [;)][:D]
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  • guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,188 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by woodhog
    I thought all those high-power killing weapons were illegal in NY?


    John is in NJ.

    I love the 22-250!! [8D]
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  • RobOzRobOz Member Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sure hope it ain't shot out. Though, even if it is it would still be a pretty good deal. Ain't nothing to have a new tube screwed on.
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  • Old.22BoltsOld.22Bolts Member Posts: 6,032
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RobOz
    Sure hope it ain't shot out. Though, even if it is it would still be a pretty good deal. Ain't nothing to have a new tube screwed on.


    What is the average life of a 22-250 barrel?
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  • RobOzRobOz Member Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Old.22Bolts
    quote:Originally posted by RobOz
    Sure hope it ain't shot out. Though, even if it is it would still be a pretty good deal. Ain't nothing to have a new tube screwed on.


    What is the average life of a 22-250 barrel?




    3-4k. A rifle that has seen the heat and speed of battle on a prairie dog town will go quicker than a rifle used in eastern ground hog fields. I figure my one VLS has a little over 3k through it and it's starting to show in the groups it shoots.
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  • Mk 19Mk 19 Member Posts: 8,170
    edited November -1
    That's a good buy, congrats
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  • FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RobOz
    quote:Originally posted by Old.22Bolts
    quote:Originally posted by RobOz
    Sure hope it ain't shot out. Though, even if it is it would still be a pretty good deal. Ain't nothing to have a new tube screwed on.


    What is the average life of a 22-250 barrel?




    3-4k. A rifle that has seen the heat and speed of battle on a prairie dog town will go quicker than a rifle used in eastern ground hog fields. I figure my one VLS has a little over 3k through it and it's starting to show in the groups it shoots.


    Mine as well.
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    Some gun writer wrote that any barrel was good for a certain amount of total powder. I disagree with that sentiment since as noted above, if a barrel is shot "hot" the effects of each shot burn more of the barrel than the same amount of shots, spaced with time for barrel cooling. In any case, the total shots would be somewhere around a thousand for a "hot" barrel to several thousand for a cool one.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    depends on the heat in the throat area i.e.( long hot strings of fire) Bnechrest barrels are considered "shot out" sooner than most any other barrels since #1. they need to be shooting in the .0xx" to be considered competitive and #2. a sight-in period followed by 5 or even 10 record shots can heat up a barrel much more than the average shooter will at the range or in the field.

    The "rule" that was developed (by who I don't recall) is that a barrel NOT exposed to long hot strings of fire, should last 40lbs of powder.

    That being said, a 22-250 running 38.5gr of H380 will yield 181rnds per pound of powder (7000grs). and therefore should get 7240rnds of useful life. However, this is all dependent on what the definition of "useful" or "accurate enough" is to the owner. I have heard of the military testing some .308 rifles and getting 6-8k rounds while still holding MOA. Those were obviously NOT exposed to long strings of fire. And then again the parameter set for "acceptable" accuracy was MOA

    I would tend to agree more with FrancF and RobOz in relation to the life of a 22-250 barrel. Now, on a dog town,..maybe 1500 rounds tops, for a hot chambering like the 22-250 or 220 swift. Unless you have the patience to allow the barrel to cool between several shots, I know I don't, so I would be needing 2 new barrels when I got home[:D]
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