Re: AR: 1:7 or 1:8 or 1:9 barrel twists
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kraigWY</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why use a 1:7 twist when the only ammo it shoots well is the expensive 77 grain when a 1:9 twist will shoot just about anything from 55 - 69 grain pretty good?</div></div>
Because I'm a high power shooter and at HP matches I only shoot 77 & 80 SMKs.
But, I do a lot of 100 yard reduced practice with 52 grn match bullets and they shoot excellant out of my 1 - 7 WOA upper.
This is from an army test, its a pretty good example and explains it better then I can.
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I've had the same sort of experience that Kraig has had. Using a 1/7 twist, I shoot 53 grain flat base bullets for 100 yard reduced, 77 grain bullets for 200 and 300 yards, and 80's for 500, 600 and LR.
At 100, accuracy testing reveals I can expect, with either 53's or 80 grain bullets, groups in the arena of 3/4 minute for a 20 round string of fire-iron sights, prone with sling.
There are so many factors to all of this accuracy stuff; but, regarding barrel twist, I think, why not make em all 1/7. I think, for most, the 77 grain bullet is appropriate for everything; plus, with the 1/7 the shooter can get a bullet to some pretty insane distances nose-on.