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Sporter barrel & heavier bullets?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bowhunter57" data-source="post: 533096" data-attributes="member: 24203"><p><span style="color: darkgreen">texan79,</span></p><p><span style="color: darkgreen">My rifle is a Stevens 200, which has a 1:10 twist. I might have to try a heavier bullet, since that rate of twist is high enough. If it were a 1:12 or higher, I'd be more inclined to go with a lighter bullet.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen">However, I had a Savage in .22-250 that had a 1:12 that shot 55gr. V-Max bullets VERY well. It shot lighter weight bullets, fair, but they had to be loaded at much lower speeds to get the same performance that I was obtaining with the 55gr. bullet weight.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen">I guess every rifle has its' quirks and it's up to the owner to figure that out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkgreen">Good hunting, Bowhunter57</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bowhunter57, post: 533096, member: 24203"] [COLOR=darkgreen]texan79,[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen]My rifle is a Stevens 200, which has a 1:10 twist. I might have to try a heavier bullet, since that rate of twist is high enough. If it were a 1:12 or higher, I'd be more inclined to go with a lighter bullet.[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen]However, I had a Savage in .22-250 that had a 1:12 that shot 55gr. V-Max bullets VERY well. It shot lighter weight bullets, fair, but they had to be loaded at much lower speeds to get the same performance that I was obtaining with the 55gr. bullet weight.[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen]I guess every rifle has its' quirks and it's up to the owner to figure that out. :rolleyes:[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen]Good hunting, Bowhunter57[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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