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1in11 twist rate in .300 what weight is best??
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Shelp" data-source="post: 406" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>Jonathan,</p><p> An 11" twist with the 300 Win velocities you'll be fine with any hunting length bullets. Just guessing I would say the 240gr Sierra MK would be your only problem. I've used a 12" twist in a 308 Baer rifle up to 200gr Sierra MKs without any problems and could get 220gr Sierra's to shoot if you stood on the cases..... for about 2 loadings. sshhhhh!</p><p></p><p>I beleive your using this rifle mainly for hunting purposes and will use hunting bullets which are generally shorter in length which shouldn't give you aany problems with an 11" twist. Without doing any calculations I would say even if you use match bullets you should be very safe with 200gr or less. This is a general statement and there's many variables involved so don't take this as written in stone. Generally shooters refer to the bullet weight as the controlling factor to be stabilized, when actually it's only part of the equation. Bullet length/diameter/weight/shape etc all come into play. But generally the heavier the bullet the longer it is with all else being equal is the reason for refering to the bullet weight. The longer a bullet the tighter the twist needed to stabilize again all other factors staying equal.</p><p></p><p>There's others here that can run exact numbers for you if you have specific bullets in mind that you would want to try. but I would say don't think twice about it and shoot!</p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Shelp, post: 406, member: 22"] Jonathan, An 11" twist with the 300 Win velocities you'll be fine with any hunting length bullets. Just guessing I would say the 240gr Sierra MK would be your only problem. I've used a 12" twist in a 308 Baer rifle up to 200gr Sierra MKs without any problems and could get 220gr Sierra's to shoot if you stood on the cases..... for about 2 loadings. sshhhhh! I beleive your using this rifle mainly for hunting purposes and will use hunting bullets which are generally shorter in length which shouldn't give you aany problems with an 11" twist. Without doing any calculations I would say even if you use match bullets you should be very safe with 200gr or less. This is a general statement and there's many variables involved so don't take this as written in stone. Generally shooters refer to the bullet weight as the controlling factor to be stabilized, when actually it's only part of the equation. Bullet length/diameter/weight/shape etc all come into play. But generally the heavier the bullet the longer it is with all else being equal is the reason for refering to the bullet weight. The longer a bullet the tighter the twist needed to stabilize again all other factors staying equal. There's others here that can run exact numbers for you if you have specific bullets in mind that you would want to try. but I would say don't think twice about it and shoot! Good Luck! Steve [/QUOTE]
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