2007-10-30 14:24:37 · 6 answers · asked by jcmudslinger 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
If it is a Savage or a Remington, it will outlast you!...lol
Seriously, with regular cleaning after any shooting it will last a lifetime, that is the big advantage to the 17HMR caliber. You will not be able to "burn it out" with factory ammunition. I am currently building a "Match" 17HMR Rifle with a Custom Shillen-Hart barrel and the barrel manufacturer guarantee's the barrel for 200,000 rounds. I already have about 5,000+ rounds fired through a Ruger 10-22 converted to 17HMR and it looks as good as new.....I gauged the barrel and chamber and there is -0- wear...
2007-10-30 14:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by JD 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The jury is out on how Long the rifling in a 17 rimfire holds up (HMR or Mach2). If the rounds were using a heeled lead base (like .22s do) I would say a lifetime, but .17 rimfire uses a jacketed base as well as being high velocity. Jacketing is riding on the rifling (scant rifling at that). But after all of that, its not like you are going to be shooting dozens of bricks out of this thing anyways. The barrels that don't last very long are on guns like .22-250 or .223WSM.
2007-10-31 05:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by david m 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
USMCstingray has got it on this one.
You will probably never shoot a barrel out. I have replaced a couple barrels before, but haven't seen a need for replacing a 17 HMR yet. Of the ones I replaced, one was on a M1 Garand with cleaning rod damage to the muzzle. The other was a bulged barrel on a R1A1 clone of the FN FAL.
I got a few friends that shoot 1919a4's, some have 30-35 thousand rounds out of .308 chrome lined barrels and they still work fine. Do't worry about the barrel.
2007-10-30 14:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by Matt M 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Forget about it* Don't worry be happy, Its not going to happen, just keep shooting.*
2007-10-31 04:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the barrel, and the ammo you are shooting through it, and how and if you clean it after shooting. But with good care, pretty much your lifetime.
2007-10-30 14:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
if you never shoot the gun it will never wear out.
2007-10-30 14:57:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋