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19 October 2007, 19:13
Robert Duncan
Twist rates
I was just reading an article in American Rifleman about the Kimber 8400 in .375 H & H. According to the article, the rifle is extremely accurate with 300 gr. bullets using a 1 in 24 twist barrel. How is it possible to stabalize the long 300 gr. .375 but Remington using a 1 in 16 twist in the .35 Whelen has problems stabalizing a 250 gr. bullet? Some of you guys who have experience with these larger calibers please enlighten me on this.
19 October 2007, 19:44
prof242
Gotta be a misprint. I've seen 1-14", 1-12", and 1-10" twist barrels for .375 H&Hs, but never a 1-24"


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19 October 2007, 20:46
AzGuy
It is a misprint.....in the artricle it does state a 1 in 24 twist. In the summary/spec box on page 57 it states the twist as 1 in 12.

Nice looking rifle and apparently very accurate. Not sure it is worth a $1,000 more than the still brand new model 70's floating around out there.


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19 October 2007, 21:39
Idaho Sharpshooter
It might be okay, if you do NOT consider that you can buy four CZ550's in 375 for the same $$$.

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