Mykey,

Haven' t had a problem as of yet...then again I hadn' t shot it much because I' ve only had it a short time. But I don' t foresee a problem with the barrel heating up...all my 700s have been good to me. It' s a nice looking rifle...laminate w/ ss barrel. The stock has a nice feel to it too. I plan on taking a nice buck this fall with
it.