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If you do shoot out your barrel of your Stag Arms rifle, we offer an infinite shot guarantee on our rifles and will replace it free of charge. Even the highest quality carbine barrels typically only go about 20,000 rounds between replacements.

You're firing high-speed metal projectiles through a tube it's not going to last forever. Remember, too, that some erosion is going to take place just from regular use. Safe, regular usage with a quality firearm shouldn't lead to this kind of overheating. If you are firing a large number of rounds in quick succession, you're probably going to see something like this take place. For the most part, this sort of thing happens in extreme circumstances. There are videos online of AR-15s being fired until they literally catch fire. It sounds like we were joking about the barrel turning red and drooping, but it does happen.

If you can't fire more than few dozen rounds a session through your AR-15, then you probably need to contact the manufacturer since you have a defective product.įiring Lots of Rounds in Quick Succession Bolt-action rifles are built for one shot at a time. This is true for most bolt-action rifles, but remember that AR-15s are built to fire round after round. If you started out with bolt-action rifles, what you were probably told is that you want to stop shooting once the barrel becomes too hot, as that's going to lead to some permanent damage.

It's to be expected that after around thirty rounds, your barrel is going to become quite hot, but as long as you have a quality build, you can safely fire hundreds of rounds in a day without doing any damage to the barrel. How Many Shots can the AR-15 Rifle Handle? Before you start getting too worried about your AR-15 rifle overheating, know that AR-15s are expected to heat up through regular use.Īs long as the barrel isn't turning red and drooping down like in a cartoon, your rifle is probably fine (as long as the issue is not that you're abusing your rifle).The original M16s were designed as select fire infantry weapons for short full automatic firing and not to replace heavier machine guns.