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Wearing out an action

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02 May 2004, 17:58
Hammer
Wearing out an action
How many times can a barrel be screwed in and out of a rifle action before the action threads are worn out ?

Hammer
03 May 2004, 01:08
Eddie Harren
646,890 times. Exactly.
03 May 2004, 02:48
Major Caliber
Quote:

646,890 times. Exactly.



That's for a LR Mauser, small ring Mauser's only last 533,211 times!
03 May 2004, 03:12
vapodog
A couple of good humor replys.....

The answer is not to worry about wearing it out.....They can be fitted and refitted thousands of times and then still be refitted.