Thread: 1:8 vs 1:12 in 223

Originally Posted by Scout

Hell for over 30yrs there was only the slower twist barrel & most people didn't even know what you meant if you asking about twist rate, some type of Black Art !!

Some wondered why the 30/06 shot the harder bullets better than the 308Win, back then the 30/06 had a much faster twist rate .

We all used the 223 to shoot the shit out of deer with 63gr & 70gr slugs with no trouble, granted the shorter 70gr Speer which is a hard slug to .

Having said that if I had the choice now days & shooting Bigger Game & or longer range (Mono metal as well) I would get the faster twist barreled rifle .

Good point,
The rifle in question is a blued 8 year old winchester m70 featherweight, I'm hoping to take a look at it this coming weekend, if it lasts that long.
Can anyone shed some light on these