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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtime Shooter13" data-source="post: 2265652" data-attributes="member: 109503"><p>There is another thing to learn with twist rate vs bullet weight and bearing surface. Your Savage 11/111 should come factory with a 1:8 twist rate. I would not buy a bunch of 156gr. bullets, your rifle may not stabilize the heavies in .264 caliber? Berger states that their 156gr. bullets will stabilize in 1:8 twist rate barrel. Of course they will tell average Joe customer that. Most all .264 factory rifles produce have a 1:8 twist rate! I would think that a 1:7.5 or 1:7 twist rate would be much better.</p><p></p><p>Now I am going to take a right turn and go off topic a bit!</p><p></p><p>My question to everyone is Why? What is wrong with the try'ed and true 7mm .284 caliber that has a wide variety of bullets weights and different calibers that you can buy ammunition off the shelf (pre-covid craziness and government limitation?).</p><p>When it comes to LRH Savage 11/111 I went with 7mm Magnum and don't regret it. Will ethically kill everything in North America at lomg range with capable shooter and most anything worldwide. Ammunition, though expensive if you don't reload, is available at about any sporting goods outlet. Lastly 7mm RM will flat out shoot and has since 1962!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtime Shooter13, post: 2265652, member: 109503"] There is another thing to learn with twist rate vs bullet weight and bearing surface. Your Savage 11/111 should come factory with a 1:8 twist rate. I would not buy a bunch of 156gr. bullets, your rifle may not stabilize the heavies in .264 caliber? Berger states that their 156gr. bullets will stabilize in 1:8 twist rate barrel. Of course they will tell average Joe customer that. Most all .264 factory rifles produce have a 1:8 twist rate! I would think that a 1:7.5 or 1:7 twist rate would be much better. Now I am going to take a right turn and go off topic a bit! My question to everyone is Why? What is wrong with the try’ed and true 7mm .284 caliber that has a wide variety of bullets weights and different calibers that you can buy ammunition off the shelf (pre-covid craziness and government limitation?). When it comes to LRH Savage 11/111 I went with 7mm Magnum and don’t regret it. Will ethically kill everything in North America at lomg range with capable shooter and most anything worldwide. Ammunition, though expensive if you don’t reload, is available at about any sporting goods outlet. Lastly 7mm RM will flat out shoot and has since 1962! [/QUOTE]
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