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barrel twist???

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17 October 2011, 04:29
kevin1973
barrel twist???
I am shooting 22-250 how do i know when a bullet is no good for my twist?
17 October 2011, 04:38
srose
When you get really poor grouping or keyholes. Most 22-250s have a 1-14 twist and 55 to 60 grain are about max. Flat based shorter bullets will stablize better.
17 October 2011, 05:07
Jim M.
srose has good info. You can also get some idea of recommended twist rates by bullet weight from these sites:
http://www.bergerbullets.com/Products/index.html

http://www.shilen.com/calibersAndTwists.html

http://www.riflebarrels.com/pr...iber_twist_rates.htm
18 October 2011, 02:53
wasbeeman
If it's a stock rifle and not a Savage, I'm gonna guess that the twist is either 1/14 or 1/12. 50-55grs will work well. Maybe a 60gr will work well if it's not too long.
Saavage is more into the specialty twist so I don't know about them.
It's a simple task to determine your twist rate.


Aim for the exit hole
19 October 2011, 00:17
graybird
It's fairly easy to determine what the twist rate of your barrel is.

Here are a couple ways to do it:

Way 1

Way 2

Way 3

Good luck!


Graybird

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