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All right, just trying to spark discussion, why and when did the move from the 1:17 and then 1:16 twist Rigby was using in the 416's to the 1:14 that is popular now take place? thoughts on this and what not.

Was it some gunwriter made a mistake in an article and ever since people have gone with that? Did a company in the US start that way and everybody followed suit? anybody got a conspiracy theory? :-)

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I don't know when But I put the fastest twist on my 416 that douglas had. Couldn't be happyer. Shoots all bullets weights into one hole most of them under 1 inch..

I always favored a faster twist on my rifles maybe more people do now days.
 
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All the verious twists will work fine in a good barrel, with heavy bullets, and most will work fine with most weights for hunting purposes! Cool


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