Originally Posted by
Seabeeken
The barrel is fine Ace. It aint no hot rod. If I shoot out the barrel, I'll put a new one on it. It is simply getting 3100fps within safe pressures. In a regular 243, 3100fps is considered hot with sierras 85 gr hp. If you are so against the ai's, don't waste your time reading this thread. I've been loading for 40 years and always wanted to try some of the ai's. There are more than a few benefits of using the ai's. You can certainly shoot whatever you like. Have a great day!!