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CowTowner · March 19, 2012, 09:06 PM

All rifle barrels get hot from continued fire.
I shoot 2 or 3 rounds, let the barrel cool and then shoot another group of 2 or three when at the range.
BTW, my Winchester is a Model 70 Coyote with a medium heavy SS barrel chambered in 7mm Winchester Short Magnum. I can assure you, it gets hot.

March 19, 2012, 09:06 PM	#3
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	All rifle barrels get hot from continued fire. I shoot 2 or 3 rounds, let the barrel cool and then shoot another group of 2 or three when at the range. BTW, my Winchester is a Model 70 Coyote with a medium heavy SS barrel chambered in 7mm Winchester Short Magnum. I can assure you, it gets hot. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy