Thread: Barnaul

Originally Posted by Ryan

http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/bras...el-cased-ammo/

^ Doesn't feature Barnaul but... FYI nonetheless.

Excellent article.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Excellent article.

Especially when he gets to the end and also considers barrel price versus ammo price, His analogy allows for the savings made by using the cheaper ammo. It is worth cosidering the savings on the cheaper ammo is often more than enough to pay for the replacement barrel and have change.....

Originally Posted by timattalon

Especially when he gets to the end and also considers barrel price versus ammo price, His analogy allows for the savings made by using the cheaper ammo. It is worth considering the savings on the cheaper ammo is often more than enough to pay for the replacement barrel and have change.....

Especially here in NZ with such stupid ammo prices. If you were to do their maths at NZ prices it would be an even bigger gap. However I would probably not shoot this ammo out of a nice stainless barrel, considering it is generally softer than carbon steel but from a black rifle or SKS/AK it is definitely worth the cost saving especially if you don't reload.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Especially here in NZ with such stupid ammo prices. If you were to do their maths at NZ prices it would be an even bigger gap. However I would probably not shoot this ammo out of a nice stainless barrel, considering it is generally softer than carbon steel but from a black rifle or SKS/AK it is definitely worth the cost saving especially if you don't reload.

If I use 308 as an example, and I will make the presumption that all are equal on accuracy. Barnaul is currently $105.15 per 100 rounds, Highland is $156 per 100 ($31 per 20) and Belmont's cheapest is $120 per 100. For the same test as the article if we cost out 5000 rounds at these prices we get

Barnaul $5257.50
Highland $7800.00
Belmont $6000.00

These prices would be lowered significantly by buying in bulk but I am trying to estimate the cost difference overall between them and after even just 5000 rounds between three of the cheapest brands of ammo the cost of a barrel (or even a complete firearm) is less than the overall difference of buying a dearer ammo. And as a final thought, If you can afford to blow $5k on ammo, go buy another rifle.........Because you can clearly afford it.