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3/1/2012 4:20:48 AM EDT
Does anyone have knowledge of what the military considers the barrle life of an AR-15?
I'm wondering what the effect of full auto fire does to the life of 5.56 barrels.
Thanks,
Tom I.
3/1/2012 6:28:01 AM EDT
[#1]
The change the barrels when they fail a throat erosion test.  Not at a specific count.  

The count can vary wildly based on firing schedule and type.  

Could go anywhere from 6000-20,000 rounds reportedly.
3/1/2012 6:43:18 AM EDT
[#2]
Quoted:
The change the barrels when they fail a throat erosion test.  Not at a specific count.  

The count can vary wildly based on firing schedule and type.  

Could go anywhere from 6000-20,000 rounds reportedly.


Full auto fire will not damage or shorten the life of the barrel unless you are running thousands of rounds in a cycle to where you could overheat the barrel.
Like said before it varies.
3/1/2012 6:50:34 AM EDT
[#3]
6-10,000 based mostly on firing schedule.
3/1/2012 8:56:05 AM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
Quoted:
The change the barrels when they fail a throat erosion test.  Not at a specific count.  

The count can vary wildly based on firing schedule and type.  

Could go anywhere from 6000-20,000 rounds reportedly.


Full auto fire will not damage or shorten the life of the barrel unless you are running thousands of rounds in a cycle to where you could overheat the barrel.
Like said before it varies.


Under a 1,000 on full auto runing wide open.
M4 535 shots
M4-A1 911 shots
Link been posted before many times
controlled semi operation is much much longer.
3/1/2012 11:37:31 AM EDT
[#5]
Thank's for the replies...gives me some idea of barrel life.  Doesn't seem like I have anything to worry about for a long, long time.
Tom I.
3/1/2012 11:47:32 AM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
The change the barrels when they fail a throat erosion test.  Not at a specific count.  

The count can vary wildly based on firing schedule and type.  

Could go anywhere from 6000-20,000 rounds reportedly.


Full auto fire will not damage or shorten the life of the barrel unless you are running thousands of rounds in a cycle to where you could overheat the barrel.
Like said before it varies.


Under a 1,000 on full auto runing wide open.
M4 535 shots
M4-A1 911 shots
Link been posted before many times
controlled semi operation is much much longer.


Who shoots like that.  Even in the mil we NEVER just did mag dump after mag dump.  I am meaning run in burst auto fire no one is accurate running mag dumps and it is not practical.  That is torture testing pushing the machine to its limits to make it fail.
3/1/2012 5:55:56 PM EDT
[#7]
Stupid people can burn out a barrel in less than a day.

Ever hear of "sustained fire"?
3/1/2012 6:14:22 PM EDT
[#8]
With sustained full auto fire, you can destroy a barrel in under 4 minutes.  

3/1/2012 7:30:59 PM EDT
[#9]
I'm actively trying to shoot out a 14.5" Bushmaster Brl.  At 11,211 rounds fired as of this afternoon all I have discovered is even inferior quality brls last longer than I have been lead to believe.
3/1/2012 8:03:05 PM EDT
[#10]
The first barrel in my Oly lasted 21,000+ rounds before the thing finally shot terribly.

On my 3rd barrel as of right now.

Over 44k rounds through the rifle now, but the "new" barrel only has a little over 7k through it.

Oringinal bcg still going strong though.
3/1/2012 8:49:41 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:
I'm actively trying to shoot out a 14.5" Bushmaster Brl.  At 11,211 rounds fired as of this afternoon all I have discovered is even inferior quality brls last longer than I have been lead to believe.


The expectation (as in budgeting for a new barrel every ten thousand) will often times be more conservative than the individual example.
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