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<blockquote data-quote="daveosok" data-source="post: 2170"><p>Klallen</p><p>I have a 34 inch Lilja tube in 7mm STW. Mine will not shoot 162 gr bullets in any other than VLD/J40 bullets. You are partially correct about the 1:9 twist. However that is only good for VLD style bullets and the 162 gr Hornadys do not have the length as the LRB do or a VLD style such as the Berger 180gr vld's. The length/twist ratio plays a big part in the reason the VLD's and LRB's stabalize, shorter bullets just will not work with mine. The Bergers are quite a bit shorter than the LRB 162gr and I suppose the weight helps with getting it stabalized. Maybe you've had some success with shorter 162gr, but for me it wants 180 or higher or longer.</p><p>Since we basically have the same barrel cept for 4 inches yours should perform very close to mine. My barrel is a 4 groove what is yours?</p><p>Mine will shoot the Berger 180gr very well but anything else with that twist ratio will not shoot in mine and ive been through a lot of 7mm bullets and I have a lot left over that will just not shoot period. 6 different powder loads I cant even tell you how many different bullets ive tried from 140 up to 175 gr. Anything but Bergers and LRB will give me shotgun grouped size patterns at 100 yards. I am currently pushing the Bergers out of my 7mm STW at 3100 fps behind 74.5 grs of H1000.</p><p></p><p>[ 06-26-2002: Message edited by: daveosok ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daveosok, post: 2170"] Klallen I have a 34 inch Lilja tube in 7mm STW. Mine will not shoot 162 gr bullets in any other than VLD/J40 bullets. You are partially correct about the 1:9 twist. However that is only good for VLD style bullets and the 162 gr Hornadys do not have the length as the LRB do or a VLD style such as the Berger 180gr vld's. The length/twist ratio plays a big part in the reason the VLD's and LRB's stabalize, shorter bullets just will not work with mine. The Bergers are quite a bit shorter than the LRB 162gr and I suppose the weight helps with getting it stabalized. Maybe you've had some success with shorter 162gr, but for me it wants 180 or higher or longer. Since we basically have the same barrel cept for 4 inches yours should perform very close to mine. My barrel is a 4 groove what is yours? Mine will shoot the Berger 180gr very well but anything else with that twist ratio will not shoot in mine and ive been through a lot of 7mm bullets and I have a lot left over that will just not shoot period. 6 different powder loads I cant even tell you how many different bullets ive tried from 140 up to 175 gr. Anything but Bergers and LRB will give me shotgun grouped size patterns at 100 yards. I am currently pushing the Bergers out of my 7mm STW at 3100 fps behind 74.5 grs of H1000. [ 06-26-2002: Message edited by: daveosok ] [/QUOTE]
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