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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Bullet RPM and performance
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<blockquote data-quote="sedancowboy" data-source="post: 2524467" data-attributes="member: 85874"><p>Yes but the twist follows the bullet design. As bullets get longer and sleeker the twist to stabilize them has to increase.</p><p></p><p>You can not over stabilize a bullet. However you can spin the jacket off of cup and lead core bullets.</p><p>While there are some articles out there about bullets hitting the target nose up if the twist is too fast Bryan Litz disputes that completely. Fast twists tend to cause better expansion instead of penciling.</p><p></p><p>Absolutely spin has a lot to do with performance. Steve from Hammer bullets believes and has tested that bullet performance is increased with more stability instead of minimum stability.</p><p></p><p>My personal experience with ELD-Xs are the opposite of yours they tend to blow up before penetrating far enough. As with most things in life guns are a compromise of all the desired traits we want in a gun. We want light weight but low recoil, we want short barrels for carrying but high velocity for performance. Well you get the idea. I choose a bullet first, then I choose a cartridge that meets my velocity goals. Then I choose the barrel that will give me the performance and stability I need, then the action and stock.</p><p>Henry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sedancowboy, post: 2524467, member: 85874"] Yes but the twist follows the bullet design. As bullets get longer and sleeker the twist to stabilize them has to increase. You can not over stabilize a bullet. However you can spin the jacket off of cup and lead core bullets. While there are some articles out there about bullets hitting the target nose up if the twist is too fast Bryan Litz disputes that completely. Fast twists tend to cause better expansion instead of penciling. Absolutely spin has a lot to do with performance. Steve from Hammer bullets believes and has tested that bullet performance is increased with more stability instead of minimum stability. My personal experience with ELD-Xs are the opposite of yours they tend to blow up before penetrating far enough. As with most things in life guns are a compromise of all the desired traits we want in a gun. We want light weight but low recoil, we want short barrels for carrying but high velocity for performance. Well you get the idea. I choose a bullet first, then I choose a cartridge that meets my velocity goals. Then I choose the barrel that will give me the performance and stability I need, then the action and stock. Henry [/QUOTE]
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