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How about those speer bullets?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 756540" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I had two 6mm barrels a few years back, and they were both from the same folks, and were said to have the same twist rate. But one was about 2/3rds of an inch faster twist rate than the other! Yet neither barrel was the claimed 1:9 twist rate. One was about 1:9.5 and the other was actually slightly slower than 1:10. Never really noticed this much till I started to climb the B/C chain. Yes I could have cussed Walt Berger, and been done with it, but I wanted to know why. That also about the time I learned that not all barrel throats were cut them same for a certain bore size.</p><p> </p><p>I usually think of Speer bullets as hunting bullets, and in most cases they've worked well for me. But really not seriously better than anybody elses, and vise versa. They are not target quality bullets in my opinion. But I've found they are better than most in the big bore lever guns I own (much better). I could also set here and cuss Bitter Root Bullets, but I also know there was nothing wrong with the bullets or construction. They just didn't work well in the barrels I tried them in.</p><p> </p><p>I think most U.S. bullet manufacturers make good bullets, but they don't always work well in our intended applications we put them in.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 756540, member: 25383"] I had two 6mm barrels a few years back, and they were both from the same folks, and were said to have the same twist rate. But one was about 2/3rds of an inch faster twist rate than the other! Yet neither barrel was the claimed 1:9 twist rate. One was about 1:9.5 and the other was actually slightly slower than 1:10. Never really noticed this much till I started to climb the B/C chain. Yes I could have cussed Walt Berger, and been done with it, but I wanted to know why. That also about the time I learned that not all barrel throats were cut them same for a certain bore size. I usually think of Speer bullets as hunting bullets, and in most cases they've worked well for me. But really not seriously better than anybody elses, and vise versa. They are not target quality bullets in my opinion. But I've found they are better than most in the big bore lever guns I own (much better). I could also set here and cuss Bitter Root Bullets, but I also know there was nothing wrong with the bullets or construction. They just didn't work well in the barrels I tried them in. I think most U.S. bullet manufacturers make good bullets, but they don't always work well in our intended applications we put them in. gary [/QUOTE]
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