244 rem. twist
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CatShooter
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Originally Posted By: PapiJust got another rifle and it said 244 rem on it,I was just wondering what twist it is.Would like to shoot lite weight Berger's or Sierra's in it. What would be a good load to try?
Never had one so any and all help.
It is 12" if the barrel is original.
It will do very well with plastic tip bullets up to ~80 grains, and poly tips to 90 grains, maybe a little bit more.
Never had one so any and all help.
It is 12" if the barrel is original.
It will do very well with plastic tip bullets up to ~80 grains, and poly tips to 90 grains, maybe a little bit more.
OldTurtle
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Papi,,,You can determine the twist rate by pushing a tightly patched cleaning rod through the barrel and measuring the distance it takes to make one full turn of the cleaning rod...Place a small mark with a Sharpie on top of the rod near the handle and with the rod in the barrel, place a mark where the rod enters the rifle...Push the rod through and when the first mark makes the first complete revolution, mark the rod again where it is at the same place you placed the second mark...
When you withdraw the rod, measure the distance between the second and third marks and that will give you your barrel twist rate...
You didn't say what brand the rifle is and some were put out with 12 twists and some with 9 twists as the most common, others may be different though, but knowing is important when choosing specific bullet weights...I have a couple of 1/9 twist barrels that function very well with 40-68gr bullets and I have a 1/12 twist that tops out at 60gr for the best accuracy, a 1/14 twist that I used to have was maxed out at 55gr..
When you withdraw the rod, measure the distance between the second and third marks and that will give you your barrel twist rate...
You didn't say what brand the rifle is and some were put out with 12 twists and some with 9 twists as the most common, others may be different though, but knowing is important when choosing specific bullet weights...I have a couple of 1/9 twist barrels that function very well with 40-68gr bullets and I have a 1/12 twist that tops out at 60gr for the best accuracy, a 1/14 twist that I used to have was maxed out at 55gr..
Blackhawk43
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If it is a Remington rifle it should be 1 in 12, I don't think they changed the twist rate until they renamed it the 6mm Remington. My rifle shoots 75 grain hollow-points with a near max charge of IMR 4350 real well, in fact it was the first really accurate rifle I owned.
