Will a 168g .338 bullet work in a 1:9.3 barrel?

[beaglestorm]

I found some .338 AP Solids that are 168g. I have read where too fast a twist can rip a bullet apart. In this case, with the majority of the bullet being a brass solid, I would imagine there is no jacket to rip apart. They are designed to shoot at 3600 FPS, but they have been testing them in 1:12 barrels. Do you think they would work in my 1:9.35 barrel? I was going to ask the company about a group buy, but I want to know what people think about their performance in a faster twist barrel.

 

[bohem]

Re: Will a 168g .338 bullet work in a 1:9.3 barrel?

Run an RPM comparison and see what you get.

3600fps at 1:12 twist gives you 3600 rev/sec
2790 fps at 1:9.3 gives you 3600 rev/sec

I'm betting that you can run them hotter than that though since it should have a much thicker jacket/steel core.

 

[beaglestorm]

Re: Will a 168g .338 bullet work in a 1:9.3 barrel?

I thought the same thing since it is solid brass with a steel carbide tip. I want to try a box, I just don't want them destroying my new SRS.

 

[bohem]

Re: Will a 168g .338 bullet work in a 1:9.3 barrel?

The brass bullets won't hurt your barrel and if you're worried about the can, take it off to do the testing.

If they blow up, stop shooting them.

 

[beaglestorm]

Re: Will a 168g .338 bullet work in a 1:9.3 barrel?

I called the company today and they will do a group buy. I listed it in the group buy section in case somebody else wants to try these.