09-13-2018, 04:16 AM
Barrel life really depends on the user as well and what you are happy with in accuracy. I had a Remingron 788 a few years ago and put a new 223 barrel on it, and it was a absolute tack driver, and I fired many, many, MANY rounds through it before the throat wore enough that I couldn't touch the rifling with a bullet and at that point it started to lose some accuracy and I sold it. The guy I sold it was absolutely thrilled with how well it shot, where as I no long was because I knew it used to shoot better.
If you are only gonna shoot factory ammo, I don't think you would notice much as the throat wore since the bullet was never close to the rifling anyway.
And as for me, if I was gonna do a bolt gun, I would look at something with a bit more powder capacity then the grendal. I'm not a band wagon guy, but I think the creedmoor is a very good choice for a bolt gun.
If you are only gonna shoot factory ammo, I don't think you would notice much as the throat wore since the bullet was never close to the rifling anyway.
And as for me, if I was gonna do a bolt gun, I would look at something with a bit more powder capacity then the grendal. I'm not a band wagon guy, but I think the creedmoor is a very good choice for a bolt gun.