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4/14/2008 10:13:19 PM EDT
Why is it that so many barrels and weapons available on the EE have only 500 rounds through them??

Is this a magic number of rounds when the owner decides they want to get rid of it.......or............are most of the "500 rds" statements probably just crap?? For an AR it works out to about 17 30rd mags. For a pistol it's obviously 10 boxes of rounds ( unless they're Wally World specials , in which case it's less.

What's everyone's take on it?

I think it's usually crap ( though there are a handfull of items that truly have just that many rounds through it ). I'm not calling most people liars , just wondering how many statements are true.
4/14/2008 10:14:21 PM EDT
[#1]

Quoted:
Why is it that so many barrels and weapons available on the EE have only 500 rounds through them??

Is this a magic number of rounds when the owner decides they want to get rid of it.......or............are most of the "500 rds" statements probably just crap??

What's everyone's take on it?

I think it's usually crap ( though there are a handfull of items that truely have just that many rounds through it ).
Both the guns I sold only had about 500 rounds through them. I guess it took me that many to figure out I didnt like them.
4/14/2008 10:15:06 PM EDT
[#2]
I usually multiply by 3...that more the correct!
4/14/2008 10:15:57 PM EDT
[#3]
i sold one of my old uppers at about 700rds and i bought one that they said had 900ish..

Figure with my its only a few times to the range..

I shoot atleast 100rds each trip to the range, so 4-5 times shooting it.. takes that long to decide if you want to keep it or not..

4/14/2008 10:25:17 PM EDT
[#4]
500 or 5000... i would bet unless it was full auto it wouldn't make much difference, unless it was never cleaned
4/14/2008 10:31:21 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:
500 or 5000... i would bet unless it was full auto it wouldn't make much difference, unless it was never cleaned


So you would pay the same for a barrel with 5,000 rounds through it as you would a barrel with 500.......providing the owner promised it was never used on an auto weapon and was cleaned after every use ??

Not trying to be an ass , I'm just on a different wave length I guess.
4/14/2008 10:37:23 PM EDT
[#6]
no, I just don't beleive that the difference in material breakdown is minimal. Plus if I wanted a match grade barrel, I'd buy it new to begin with.

edit- I believe that the difference in material breakdown betwwen 500-5000 rounds is minimal
4/14/2008 11:05:58 PM EDT
[#7]
I buy my ammo in bricks of 500 or 1000.

I keep track that way.

I tend to round up (always have an extra magazine or two or three socked away somewhere).