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The part I'm trying to understand is a long range bullet goes from 0 to over 200,000 rpm instantly.
Shouldn't a gain twist have an effect?
Shouldn't a gain twist have an effect?
Is that because those "major bench rest competitors" are consistantly "excellent shooters/above average shots", or because of the barrel? Could they have done any better or any worse using a 5R or conventionally rifled barrel? There is no way of knowing. I do know that "practice makes perfect" and BR shooters send many more deliberate rounds toward the target than most who shoulder a rifle. Equipment can't take the place of skills that are lacking.In the July issue of "Shooting Times" The author Joseph Von Benedikt of "The O1ne" article quoted Frank Green and I quote " Green pointed out, several major-league benchrest competitors are using Bartlein's gain-twist barrels. Gene Buky won six trophies and set at least three new benchrest records last September with his gain-twist Bartein barrels."
Steve
I don't see any advantage in just gaining .5 twist in rifling because the bullet still has to start rotating at a very high rate.
J E CUSTOM
Firstly, I claim no expertise, but putting my engineering hat on and looking at the bottom line, it's counter-intuitive to me. I'm assuming the rate of twist increases as the bullet progresses and that's where I have a problem. Point being that toward the end of the barrel, as the threads of the screw start getting tighter the velocity is nearing it's maximum. That to me says that it would be more likely to have more dig into the jacket. Additionally, the angle of the rifling is changing as the bullet moves down the barrel so the gouge from the rifling will be sloppier.
As stated before, jury's still out.
I have a gain twist by Ron Smith. It's a 1:16-1:8. It's for my 6.5 Sherman Shortmag. I've just broken in The barrel and am now getting ready to start load developement. I'm gonna crony speeds with a magnetospeed and compare them to others who have the 6.5 SS with their same loads. See if velocity as any change. I got this barrel for the theoretical lower initial pressure spike to help extend barrel life. I was gonna just go with a fairly light gain, but the barrel maker said he has had great success with the heavy gain twist.
I don't know about powders but I would think it would allow for slightly faster burn rates. As far as stability though, it would be whatever the twist was at the muzzle.My head hurts....
- So will there be a newly developed progressive burn powder that can take advantage of the gain twist change?
- How does a gain twist barrel affect progressive pressure in a barrel?
- Generally, has there been any study to reflect what types of powders would be most efficient in a gain twist barrel?
- Does a gain twist barrel allow you to shoot bullets that ordinarily wouldn't stabilize in the initial barrel twist?