Can anyone get me any info, or point me to a reliable source on what the actual chamber pressure was in the small ring Mausers? I’ve got one chambered in 250-3000, I’m assuming I’ll be ok if it was 45k or under. I’ve found wildly varying numbers recommended and in various sources about the...
https://www.tmtpages.com/twistrate.htm
The above link will take you to an article with a calculator with which one can figure out the best bullet length for a given twist rate, groove diameter, and velocity. Actually, any of the variables can be calculated.
This is merely a picture of the...
Fax on/Q has a new cartridge, and I find it intriguing. I’ve been following the discussion on the controlled 80,000 psi sig fury cartridge here (I find that intriguing as well) but I’d like to hear other peoples thoughts on this other BLK. The 300 definitely has made its mark.
I find the 1:3...
I'm shooting a 250-3000/savage built on a Mauser action (96 I believe) . It currently has about a 1:12 twist barrel. It doesn’t stabilize anything over 100gr very well. I’m planning on rebuilding the rifle for my daughter to hunt with (shorter stock, safety lever conversion, trigger etc) and I’m...
I hope to visit the gunsmith and order the barrel for my first rifle project this week. I am having a Ruger Hawkeye .25-06 rebarreled to .280ai. I plan to use a Hart barrel since they are an upstate NY company. I'm not sure what twist rate and contour to go with. I'll use the rifle mainly for...
This post is gonna show my level of experience with firearms (or lack there of) and potentially my age but it's something that's nagged me for a while and I'm just now thinking to ask. What exactly is twist rate? I know a lot of modern ARs have a 1:7 twist rate (and I've heard the old M16s...
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