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bullet weight for twist rate
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Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:10 amby Runt8401
I've searched the search function and google for the past couple of days and really can't figure out the answer.
Is there a certain weight range of bullets that work for a 1/24 twist? Barrel is a Tromix 16 inch mid weight 1/24 twist.
Re: bullet weight for twist rate
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Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:15 amby Zad Fnark
I think it's more a matter of bullet length, rather than weight. Longer bullets need more spin to stabilize.
Re: bullet weight for twist rate
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Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:15 amby Al in Mi
longest bullet I have shot from a 1-24t was a 275gr Barnes, no problems, but haven't shot the Bushey past 100yds with it.
Hoot should chime in, pretty sure he has shot some resized 325gr .458 FTX without issue.
Re: bullet weight for twist rate
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Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:15 pmby Runt8401
I was wondering about that also about the bullet length. I've bn reading the forum all day again trying to see what bullets worked and didn't work with it.
Re: bullet weight for twist rate
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Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:34 amby Hoot
Its not just about twist, but velocity as well because its about RPM and yes, its about bullet length. I have never tested a bullet in this caliber over the years, that had performance issues that were a function of a slower twist rate.
Hoot
Re: bullet weight for twist rate
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Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:08 amby Runt8401
Hoot wrote:Its not just about twist, but velocity as well because its about RPM and yes, its about bullet length. I have never tested a bullet in this caliber over the years, that had performance issues that were a function of a slower twist rate.
Hoot
Thx Hoot. I've read a many of your post's and was just wanting to make sure if there was some factory produced bullets to avoid once I get dies to reload.