Nope. We have owned 4 of them now in 338 Terminator counting the one I had Shawn build last fall. Its a 26" and the load is 105.8 gr of 570 with a 300 Berger @ 3000 fps. The others were 31 and 32" tubes running from a soft 3050 to another at 3160 and my old mile Bear killer at 3198. It had about 600 down it when I sold it and it was still shooting .2 to .3 moa. total throat wear was about .015". Daniel ran his 30" in a lower node and that throat never moved over 300 rounds. I think 1000 rounds is reasonable if you keep her cool and no long strings.
Yeah its not the nosler cartridges causing the short barrel life.. Guys are getting 800 + with the 28 Nos, you've got something else going on.
Pretty sure they were Christensen barrels if I remember correctly. I vaguely remember him rechambering the 2nd barrel though so maybe I’m confused.
Yeah that makes sense then, it's well documented by dudes who make barrels for a living that they can be burned up quicker when overheated.
Well aren't we cute
Do your 338 Terminators have all steel barrels or CF barrels?
I burned my 28 Nosler down in under 600 rounds but I was NASTY to it. Lots of big strings in a few comps. Broz and I don't agree on the 30 Nosler. I think it's the best case design when throated like a 300 PRC. I want to see a few more barrels get shot out before writing it off as a barrel burner. I built the 30 Nosler +P to see what she could do. I have 66 rounds down the pipe and will measure the throat every 100 rounds. With a 22-inch barrel, she is getting just over 3000 FPS with a 215.... Just about perfect.
Yeah we need to compare notes on this as we go forward. That is exactly the same performance I am getting from my 26" 300 win Mag +P with a charge well below max in a wide node. Two different ways to get like performance. I am at 350 rounds and throat has only moved a few thousands at first like most do. The best part is it has stayed in tune. I have always thought the win mag stayed in it's tune better too. Time will tell us for sure.
The current .338 Terminator is steel. But I have and still do use both. My 300 Terminators are carbon. I never get my barrels hot. Three shot strings are the most I will comfortably shoot a magnum. I am a hunter first. Only shoot a few matches a year. Have used both steel and carbon wrapped in comps too. It would take a lot of side by side comparisons to really show solid data on the carbon vs steel debate. And even then there will be variables. I will continue at this time to use both. But for different jobs for sure. I have devoted a lot of my time and money to big magnums. Burnt up a truck load of barrels on wild cats over the years. I have cut barrels up after they burnt out and had them Rockwell tested. Every one was in spec. I have ran same rifles with H-1000 and N-570. Seen no difference there either in real world wear comparisons when treated as they should be. Again, I don't run these hot. Heat is the key. Keep them cool, and clean the carbon ring out regularly, if you want all the life from a barrel.
Yeah I know a few guys who claimed they burned theirs out like you did but they were both CA Ridgelines, most shooters I've spoken with were around 800+.
I have two of them in the carbon wrapped version. Alex Wheeler is building me a 30 Lapua Improved off his reamer design. I usually just do two barrels when I build something like that. If it was a Nosler I would do 3.
What did you do with the 2nd 30 nosler Christensen barrel you had?I have two of them in the carbon wrapped version. Alex Wheeler is building me a 30 Lapua Improved off his reamer design. I usually just do two barrels when I build something like that. If it was a Nosler I would do 3.
So many barrels ago. But you are jogging my memory here. I think the second one was looking bad at an early count, like 350 or 400, so I guess I didn't toss that one. I set it back and chambered it 30 Lapua AI for another rifle. Then went to 300 Win with a carbonsix on that rifle and ran it for a season. Then Added the +P throat last fall and that is what I am still shooting with 215's at 3K in a very nice soft node.
