Originally Posted By: OleI apologize if I got this twist rate thing all screwed up. I was kinda hoping I would get somebody who went with a 1x12 twist instead of the 1x14 twist and would tell me how great it worked. I was wrong I guess.
I have a Rem built with a 27" 1x7.7 twist Krieger barrel chambered in .220 Wilson Arrow now and it likes the 80gr bullets, have not tried the 75gr Vmax with it yet.
I just think a Swift means speed.
Sorry, Ole
Ole, I understand completely. When you started the post asking for opinions on twist rate I guess I didn't read your intent clearly enough. We/I was just posting opinions and going with first hand experiences that we've had.
Have you ever tried any light bullets in your 220wa? While I know its not a swift....my 1-8"tw 22-250 shot the 40Vmax's into little bitty groups and was north of 4000fps. I personally haven't seen any issues with running light bullets in fast twist barrels; and that's another reason I like them...because of the options it opens, bulletwise. If anything, I've seen a tendancy for the the lighter bullets to do more damage on varmints with the increased RPM's.
Hope I didn't offend you with my posts, Brad.
