I've read many threads that say to stabilize a 6MM Sierra BTHP Match bullet you have to have an 8 twist barrel. I have a pair of old shot out Remington 700 243's in VLS. Both are 9.125" to 1 twist. Both will shoot the aforementioned bullet into a 3 shot one hole group at 100 yards. I have an RPR 243 with a 7.7:1 twist. It will shoot 10 shot groups under a half inch at 100 yards with the Berger 115 grain VLD Hunting bullet. SO I was wanting to shoot some of the higher BC Sierra 110 grain match bullets. My two old Remington barrels key-holed every one of them. So I looked and waited and looded and waited until I found what was advertised on GunBroker as a Remington Model 700 with a Lilja 8:1 twist barrel that hadn't been shot more than break in. seller was an A+ 4000+.
So this morning I boogied over to my new range to shoot this new/used rifle. Bore sighted it early this morning when I could see crosshairs and the lazer against the side of my white boat at 100 yards. Boat is in the back yard. I didn't haul it to the range ;-) Well, how disappointed was I when the first bullet in the target was a keyhole! And so were the next 9. The 110 grain bullets were seated a little longer to get a tad more powder in them safely and were actually 25 feet per second faster than the 107's With tail between my legs and my heart broken, I pee'd on the fire and called in the dogs and came home. So I guess I'll try the corn cob on stick trick and see if I can get a rough guess on the twist of this new rifle. BTW, the only markings anywhere on the barrel are 243.
So this morning I boogied over to my new range to shoot this new/used rifle. Bore sighted it early this morning when I could see crosshairs and the lazer against the side of my white boat at 100 yards. Boat is in the back yard. I didn't haul it to the range ;-) Well, how disappointed was I when the first bullet in the target was a keyhole! And so were the next 9. The 110 grain bullets were seated a little longer to get a tad more powder in them safely and were actually 25 feet per second faster than the 107's With tail between my legs and my heart broken, I pee'd on the fire and called in the dogs and came home. So I guess I'll try the corn cob on stick trick and see if I can get a rough guess on the twist of this new rifle. BTW, the only markings anywhere on the barrel are 243.
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