.22-100, barrel life and stiffness

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I was wondering, since I have no experience with the .22-100 caliber so far, but how is the expected barrel life for this caliber? Lets say compared to the expected for 6ppc. I assume there will be lots of variations but what could one expect?

Also, since the barrel diameter is the same as for a 6mm barrel and the hole is slightly smaller, could one expect that the barrel also is slightly more stiff? Theoretically I assume that it should but the effect is perhaps not noticeable?

 

[goodgrouper]

If you look at the expansion ratio numbers, you'll see that both cartridges are pretty darn close. Barrel life would be pretty similar and it would boil down to which one is taken better care of.

As for the stiffness, yes the .22 technically would be stiffer but not to any point that would be noticeable by the shooter.

One advantage (although it is very slight and really only applies to campfire discussions) is the ability of the .22 caliber bullets being a little less likely to suffer imperfections of offset concentricities. But with all the great 6mm dies and bulletsmiths out there today, I have absolute confidence in the 6mm bullets to the point that I probably shouldn't have even mentioned this.

 

[Gene Beggs]

I have had a couple of 22-100 barrels on my Cobra drop port and enjoyed them very much until the pre-prepped brass ran out. When I started making my own cases, I soon grew weary and decided to develope my own 22 that would not require the laborious case prep involved with the 22-100. The 220 Beggs was the result.

The 22's are fun to shoot, have noticeably less recoil and will hold their own with any 6mm in short range BR. I did not notice any difference in barrel life although I did not keep good records. I would say barrel life is not a problem.

After perfecting the 220 Beggs cartridge, I shot it quite a bit for a couple of years, but as most of you know, you just can't beat one Sporter chambered in 6ppc or 6Beggs. As long as the rules remain unchanged, and I'm in favor of leaving them as they are, the 6mm Sporter will remain the rifle of choice for the majority of shooters. If you have both 22 and 6mm, you have to maintain two sets of most everything, which increases the chance of mixups. Me, I'll stick to one Sporter in 6mm Beggs. I'm too darn lazy to keep track of three or four rifles.

Later,

Gene Beggs