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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 1013684" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p><a href="http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/itemdetail.asp?id=534112233&mid=534112" target="_blank">Model 1885, High Wall Hunter -- Winchester Repeating Arms -- Product Item Detail, ITEM 534112233, UPC 048702004438</a></p><p> </p><p><em> I don't see a twist rate on the spec. sheet for the rifle, but Winchester normally puts a 10" twist bbl. on their 300win rifles.</em></p><p>If it really is a 14" twist (I highly doubt this) I'd not try past 165-180 grain bullets. I'm assuming they have the twist rate listed on the main page for only the 220 swift, which a 12-14" twist would be appropriate for. </p><p>Win. has had some pretty sorry website errors the last year or so; they listed the 300h@h for the model 70 for all of a couple of weeks last year for instance.... Just about the time I was going to have my lgs try for one they pulled the plug.... Same thing with lefty rifles.... They've promised and backtracked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 1013684, member: 48043"] [URL="http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/itemdetail.asp?id=534112233&mid=534112"]Model 1885, High Wall Hunter -- Winchester Repeating Arms -- Product Item Detail, ITEM 534112233, UPC 048702004438[/URL] [I] I don't see a twist rate on the spec. sheet for the rifle, but Winchester normally puts a 10" twist bbl. on their 300win rifles.[/I] If it really is a 14" twist (I highly doubt this) I'd not try past 165-180 grain bullets. I'm assuming they have the twist rate listed on the main page for only the 220 swift, which a 12-14" twist would be appropriate for. Win. has had some pretty sorry website errors the last year or so; they listed the 300h@h for the model 70 for all of a couple of weeks last year for instance.... Just about the time I was going to have my lgs try for one they pulled the plug.... Same thing with lefty rifles.... They've promised and backtracked. [/QUOTE]
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