First off,..barrels are like tires,..you use them up and get new ones. I will run 200rnds if need be, on load developement,...but once I prove it,.it stays that way. I know where my first shot will impact,..as well as my 5th shot.

If I can hold a sporter rifle to 2" at 300yds, with a handload,...it is a good rifle for hunting crop damage permits. if not,..someone else owns the rig.