Over the years, I've often heard about "shot-out" barrels. I'd be interested to know others' experience with this. I've heard everything from stories of barrels that are shot out after a few hundred rounds to remarks about the near impossibility of shooting out a barrel.
Obviously, there's wear on the rifling of barrels; I guess the question is "how much?" It seems to me that the rifle itself matters as well as the cartridge / load. What practices contribute to barrel wear? What do you do to minimize it? How much is barrel wear influenced by methods of breaking-in a new rifle? Does bore-lapping have anything to do with it? Cleaning practices? Are there products you can use to clean the rifle that will help reduce barrel wear, or aren't they really necessary?
Obviously, there's wear on the rifling of barrels; I guess the question is "how much?" It seems to me that the rifle itself matters as well as the cartridge / load. What practices contribute to barrel wear? What do you do to minimize it? How much is barrel wear influenced by methods of breaking-in a new rifle? Does bore-lapping have anything to do with it? Cleaning practices? Are there products you can use to clean the rifle that will help reduce barrel wear, or aren't they really necessary?