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.25-06 barrel twist rate
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<blockquote data-quote="Colt45_13" data-source="post: 2204332" data-attributes="member: 108516"><p>LRH,</p><p></p><p>I'm looking to re-invigorate this thread. My dad has an Enfield 30-06 that is officially shot out. You can't even hit the sky with it if you were shooting out of an airplane. Anyway, my dad has hit the sentimental state of life and he wants me to redo the rifle, but he wants a smaller caliber; hence I'm pretty set on building him a 25-06. Now, my dad is going to want to shoot coyotes and hogs, but I'm sure I will end up with the rifle and I might want to use it for deer and <u>occasional</u> pronghorn as well. </p><p></p><p>I'm looking for some insight here on what twist rate to order. My dad is going to shoot cheap 100-120 grain ammo, whatever he can buy from wal-mart, and I would think a 1-10" would be fine for that. However, I expect this rifle to be in the family for a long time (yes I realize an Enfield isn't the greatest rifle to build on, that's not the point), so the question is:</p><p></p><p>Does anyone think manufacturers will ever come out with heavier, longer .25 cal bullets loaded on box ammo? AKA does anyone see a reason for me to order a faster twist barrel? I have heard that over twisting bullets can cause the bullets to blow-up on impact, however I always somewhat assumed that only applied to "hollow point type" bullets. Do any of you see significant negative consequences to be speeding up the twist rate on my barrel, if I end up always shooting cheap 100, 117, or 120 grain cor-lokt type bullets?</p><p></p><p>As always I appreciate your insight.</p><p></p><p>God Bless,</p><p>Colton</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Colt45_13, post: 2204332, member: 108516"] LRH, I'm looking to re-invigorate this thread. My dad has an Enfield 30-06 that is officially shot out. You can't even hit the sky with it if you were shooting out of an airplane. Anyway, my dad has hit the sentimental state of life and he wants me to redo the rifle, but he wants a smaller caliber; hence I'm pretty set on building him a 25-06. Now, my dad is going to want to shoot coyotes and hogs, but I'm sure I will end up with the rifle and I might want to use it for deer and [U]occasional[/U] pronghorn as well. I'm looking for some insight here on what twist rate to order. My dad is going to shoot cheap 100-120 grain ammo, whatever he can buy from wal-mart, and I would think a 1-10" would be fine for that. However, I expect this rifle to be in the family for a long time (yes I realize an Enfield isn't the greatest rifle to build on, that's not the point), so the question is: Does anyone think manufacturers will ever come out with heavier, longer .25 cal bullets loaded on box ammo? AKA does anyone see a reason for me to order a faster twist barrel? I have heard that over twisting bullets can cause the bullets to blow-up on impact, however I always somewhat assumed that only applied to "hollow point type" bullets. Do any of you see significant negative consequences to be speeding up the twist rate on my barrel, if I end up always shooting cheap 100, 117, or 120 grain cor-lokt type bullets? As always I appreciate your insight. God Bless, Colton [/QUOTE]
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