Vanguard Barrel Life

[sroc112]

The size of the barrel has nothing to do with how fast the throat burns out.

Im aware, was not asking as a means to avoid throat erosion.

[Grouchy]

So then does Howa sell factory re-barrels?

Howa in the U S is marketed by Legacy and they show shop work. For what that work would cost is a question for them. I would see a replacement gun easier and probably cheaper.

[224KING]

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[CarlosCruz]

Many are correct, let the barrel cool between shots at least IMHO. I owned a Vanguard 6.5-300 (since gave it to Grand Son) ran 900 rounds through it @ 3450 FPS average. Bore scoped it and thought there was a barrel issue sent to Weatherby for safety reasons. They notified me the barrel (nick) is from the rifling process and that the rifle verified shot .44 at 100 yards.