Thread: Twist rate
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Old 02-14-2010, 08:12 PM
Expatriot Expatriot is offline
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The first thing I really need to know is what the twist rate must be in order to stabilize this bullet. I have heard anything slower than 1 in 8" will not stabilize a subsonic bullet this heavy with the result of possible baffle strikes.
1:8 is only needed for the really heavy or really long bullets. 1:10 will stabilize most bullets under 200gr. It is easily possible to build subsonic loads with 150gr bullets. There is really no reason to use the ultra heavy bullets.

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Someone else told me bullet stabilization is dependant on length of bullet relative to length of barrel.
I'm not sure what the length of the barrel has to do with bullet stabilization?
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