Thread: 308 twist rate

Greetings All,
There has long been, in the US, a fear of projectiles being over stabilized resulting in poor accuracy. This may have had some basis years ago when projectiles were poorly balanced. Today almost all projectiles are of much better quality and fast twist has little if any effect. Still, however the myth persists. Twists in my .308 rifles run from 10 to 14 inch twists and generally shoot most projectiles well. One with a long throat does not shoot 150 grain boat tails well but shoots 150 grain flat base really well. I have not tried subs yet but will. Another .308 I am aware of with a 7 inch twist shoots everything well, including subs.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
There has long been, in the US, a fear of projectiles being over stabilized resulting in poor accuracy. This may have had some basis years ago when projectiles were poorly balanced. Today almost all projectiles are of much better quality and fast twist has little if any effect. Still, however the myth persists. Twists in my .308 rifles run from 10 to 14 inch twists and generally shoot most projectiles well. One with a long throat does not shoot 150 grain boat tails well but shoots 150 grain flat base really well. I have not tried subs yet but will. Another .308 I am aware of with a 7 inch twist shoots everything well, including subs.
Regards Grandpamac.

Allways appreciate your input @grandpamac . Cheers. I have committed to a 1 in 7 so looking forward to seeing how it shoots.

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