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.44 twist rate vs bullet weight?

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Re: .44 twist rate vs bullet weight?

Post by Redthies » Wed Nov 06, 2024 5:32 am

The Hammerdown ammo seems to be good. I took a couple of quick shots at 25 yards (Federal says a 25 yard zero will only be 2” low at 100?!?) and a couple of shots at 50. First one was a bit high, dial it down a few clicks and I was into a happy-ish place. Definitely MOD. That’s “Minute of Deer”.

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Re: .44 twist rate vs bullet weight?

Post by DsGrouse » Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:10 am

That's a good start

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Re: .44 twist rate vs bullet weight?

Post by Bill.68 » Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:02 pm

Just take your cleaning rod and affix a wrap of making tape with a short tab sticking up, put on a bore brush or tight patch and count the revs of the tape/tab.
Didnt henry use to use a 1:38 or something crazy slow like that? They rebarreled my BB a few years back and now I have a 1:20 or 18, dont recall exactly off the top of my head but its not the relly slow twist they formerly used. I can at least get really good accuracy with this one load using a 240gr slug.
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