Yugo Barrel Question

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hierophant

Discussion Starter · Jul 9, 2008

I know a Yugo barrel is not chrome lined (and I have used the search function and read all the threads on this topic).

I have read that in addition to resisting the corrosive properties of corrosive primers/ammo, chrome line barrels also have a longer life.

My question is if one does not use corrosive ammo, and cleans his gun regularly what is the functional life of a non-chrome barrel? Would I get approx. 500k shots out of a Yugo (non-chromed), and 750k out of a Bulgarian (chromed) for example (these are completely random number to give an example)?

I love my Yugo, but this seems to be the only drawback to having it is a primary weapon should the shtf/paw go down.

Thanks

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rj308

· #2 · Jul 9, 2008

barrel life

My God man! 500,000 750,000 rounds? I would love for a barrel to last even 50 to 75 thousand rounds. Better yet, I would like to be able to afford to buy 50 to 75K. Not being a ballistics or metalurgy expert by any stretch of the imagination, I would think that if a Yugo barrel was taken care of and not worn out at the muzzle with a cleaning rod, it should probably last 25,000 rounds or so. How much would bore chrome add to that? I don't know, maybe 5,000 or a bit more?

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hierophant

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 9, 2008

Re: barrel life

hierophant said:
Would I get approx. 500k shots out of a Yugo (non-chromed), and 750k out of a Bulgarian (chromed) for example (these are completely random number to give an example)?

Thanks

rj308 said:
My God man! 500,000 750,000 rounds? I would love for a barrel to last even 50 to 75 thousand rounds. Better yet, I would like to be able to afford to buy 50 to 75K. Not being a ballistics or metalurgy expert by any stretch of the imagination, I would think that if a Yugo barrel was taken care of and not worn out at the muzzle with a cleaning rod, it should probably last 25,000 rounds or so. How much would bore chrome add to that? I don't know, maybe 5,000 or a bit more?

Thanks for the input. I honestly had no idea how many rounds so I just put in a completely out there random number. So 25,000 rounds. I agree with you that I do not plan on shooting 25,000 rounds, but I figured since these were made for combat that in a war a lot of ammo would be fired ... especially since these guns had full auto.

Thanks for the input man.

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rj308

· #4 · Jul 10, 2008

barrel

You're quite welcome. Ofcourse, this is just my estimate. Another, more knowledgeable member may pipe up with more correct info.

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my-rifle

· #5 · Jul 10, 2008

The word on the street says the expected barrel life before accuracy opens up "significantly" is about 30,000 rounds for a non chrome lined barrel. It's doubtful that you'll fire that many rounds through any one rifle in your lifetime, so think of the barrel life as infinite.

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