That'd simplify things and satisfy the needs and wants of the guys who will be pulling out their wallets for one of these rifles. The 7mm 162gr A-Max, hardly the heaviest or longest bullet out there in 7mm, says "1:8 twist" right on the box. Several of the monos and sleeker bullets benefit from same, and bullets only get longer over time, as history illustrates- from the round ball down to the VLD and Hybrid, and Bob thoughtfully pointed that out. Barrel and rifle manufacturers are always playing "catch up" to try and keep up with the bullets of the day.
We face the same problem with our road system and population growth in our city. Every few years our decision makers recognize the need to expand our freeways and highways, albeit always a few years too late, and they create road construction projects to match current demand. So rather than building the roads a little larger than needed right now, so as to accommodate the city's population 5 years from now, they're always 3 years behind. People in our city are generally unhappy with our traffic and road situation. The city roads and infrastructure people have a lack of vision and forethought that hurts the general satisfaction with roads in our city.
Hopefully those sitting down to design rifles and barrels can do so with a little more vision and foresight.
