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DarylS
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Re: 458 win mag barrel life.
      26/10/14 11:32 AM

.458 Win Mag Barrel life???

I put 15,000 rounds through my McGowen .458 barrel. That tore the cartilage in my right shoulder, around 14,000, but NEVER GIVE UP!
I retired the barrel and sold it to a friend. It is still being used.
It was in perfect condition when sold, internally and still grouping at 1" or a bit better when using 350gr. Hornady or Speer bullets. Both are VERY accurate. I was only running those at 2,290fps.
I do not think you can wear one out in a single lifetime. Not many people shoot them as much as I did over the 30 years I shot it.
The bullets included cast, jacketed and bullets made from ctg. brass in weights to 550gr. and as light as my grouse load of a 230gr. Speer .452" pistol RN over 15gr. AL-8 + kapok fill for 1,340fps and 3" groups at 100 yards. I head shot 34 grouse and ptarmigan one fall near Smithers with that load.

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Daryl


"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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* 458 win mag barrel life. Buster95 26/10/14 07:45 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. tinker   26/10/14 09:48 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. DarylS   26/10/14 11:32 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. Ash   26/10/14 02:03 PM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. Buster95   26/10/14 03:57 PM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. JabaliHunter   26/10/14 11:12 PM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. mauserand9mm   26/10/14 11:34 PM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. Jim_C   27/10/14 05:43 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. DarylS   27/10/14 08:36 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. Jim_C   27/10/14 12:49 PM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. tinker   27/10/14 03:02 PM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. NitroXAdministrator   27/10/14 07:01 PM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. Jim_C   28/10/14 11:58 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. DarylS   29/10/14 02:18 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. albertan   08/02/15 10:16 AM
. * * Re: 458 win mag barrel life. DarylS   27/10/14 08:35 AM

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