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Too fast twist rate?
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<blockquote data-quote="scottyboy" data-source="post: 1279098" data-attributes="member: 91491"><p>I am wondering if there is such a thing as 'too fast of a twist' for a bullet? I read a line on bergers website to the affect of "use the slowest recommended twist" </p><p></p><p>for example, let's say I want to shoot a 160gr bullet for whitetails and Berger recommends a 1:11. Then in the same caliber I want to shoot a 230gr for elk, which using the same calculator might recommend a 1:9. </p><p></p><p>Would I be spinning the 160 too fast in the 9 twist, causing stability issues? Or would I be better off splitting the difference and getting a 10 twist barrel?</p><p></p><p>Not sure if there is a general rule of them for this or not (using bergers stability calculator it appeared both examples would stabilize in the 9, but I wasn't sure what exactly it was...or was not factoring in the equation)</p><p></p><p>thank you in advance for any feedback. Scott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scottyboy, post: 1279098, member: 91491"] I am wondering if there is such a thing as 'too fast of a twist' for a bullet? I read a line on bergers website to the affect of "use the slowest recommended twist" for example, let's say I want to shoot a 160gr bullet for whitetails and Berger recommends a 1:11. Then in the same caliber I want to shoot a 230gr for elk, which using the same calculator might recommend a 1:9. Would I be spinning the 160 too fast in the 9 twist, causing stability issues? Or would I be better off splitting the difference and getting a 10 twist barrel? Not sure if there is a general rule of them for this or not (using bergers stability calculator it appeared both examples would stabilize in the 9, but I wasn't sure what exactly it was...or was not factoring in the equation) thank you in advance for any feedback. Scott [/QUOTE]
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