223 load development 55gn roo max + 260 targets

[Stix]

Well I suppose I always test with respect to silhouette shooting. But it also interests me to see how much a barrel changes when she really starts to get hot. Rapid fire service matches also test a barrel in this regard (which I also dabble in). But yeah i see your points - if you won’t ever be doing such forms of target shooting then yeah agreed there’s no point in such a test. But that’s why I asked the question my friends!

How many shots do you fire in rapid succession during rapid fire? What caliber are you using? 308?

40 shots over approx 20 minutes for silhouette - so they get pretty piping hot by the end, especially if the match starts not long after warmup. Rapid fire matches - depends on the specific rules of the shoot on the day but sometimes even faster than that. I guess I should state that when I say “quick succession testing” I’m not talking mad-minute kind of stress test, just continuous precise fire to see how the poi changes as the barrel heats... anyways with regard to my question it sounds like a resounding NO around these parts lol, retreat!

No need to retreat mate...i wasnt having a crack, just asking the question, regardless of how crazy i think you are...

Hell...i saw a guy let atleast 100 rounds down range in what i rekon was 30-40 mins once.
It was s 243 & his brand new rifle was pumping out shock waves like no other 243 ive ever heard...

The crazy thing was he was shooting someone elses hot hand loads & had 2 feet of white orange flame out the muzzle in broad daylight...
I was on a bench next to him & he was making me all flinchy so i had to move

Apparently he was given the ammo by someone who didnt want it, so he shot it off to reload the brass.

I rekon he turned his sporter weight barrel into an ultra lite sporter weight...

[Gamerancher]

Where in the world do you shoot 40 rounds of centrefire rifle silhouette in 20 minutes?
Certainly none of the matches I've been to in 20 + years of competing.

[in2anity]

Where in the world do you shoot 40 rounds of centrefire rifle silhouette in 20 minutes?
Certainly none of the matches I've been to in 20 + years of competing.

(When they were still running comps which is sadly in question this year it seems) the rimfire matches at Silverdale used to go for about 20 minutes - perhaps a tad more. Hardly a break between banks. Admittedly that's not centerfire, but they shot lever action centerfire comps there also in the afternoons, albeit unofficial club rules, where everything was timed - for those, timing seemed pretty similar to RMS. I never actually timed those but the barrels sure seemed to get hot.

On average how fast would you estimate a centerfire match would go for gamerancher? more than 25 minutes?

[Gamerancher]

Depends on the venue, how many relays there are, how long it takes for resets, but an average 40 shot match with about 30 odd shooters can take anywhere from 2 and 1/2 to 4 hours.

[TassieTiger]

How does this rapid fire effect accuracy and/or barrel life? I’d imagine it would be a red hot barrel at the end of it?

[in2anity]

Depends on the venue, how many relays there are, how long it takes for resets, but an average 40 shot match with about 30 odd shooters can take anywhere from 2 and 1/2 to 4 hours.

right of course. silverdale has the luxury of pneumatic resetting of the silhouettes. plus the crowds are often smaller. the centerfire in the arvo is also at paper silhouettes, making target changes much faster, btw do you know whether ssaashb has an updated calendar for this year gr?

[in2anity]

How does this rapid fire effect accuracy and/or barrel life? I’d imagine it would be a red hot barrel at the end of it?

probably not great for the throat. it's always shot from offhand though so accuracy is more on the shooter than the rifle.