Thread: Keyhole strike?
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Old 07-31-2010, 11:07 PM
JFettig JFettig is offline
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Originally Posted by Alleycat View Post
Stabilization is a length vs twist issue. Length of the bullet and twist of the barrel. Your 200 gr bullets will not stabilize, but a 200gr Lapua or a 220 round nose will. I've been working with a 225 round nose hollow point that shoots great out of a 1 in 10




http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=381996
I haven't proven this but I'm pretty sure velocity also plays a roll in this.

One way you could test it is shoot that bullet at 1250fps and see if it stabilizes, this would give the bullet an equal RPM to a 8 twist at 1000fps.


Jon
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