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I have a Keith Stegall rifle in 25/06 that won't shoot heavier bullets at all. I checked and it is a 12 twist so I need to load some lighter bullets for deer hunting.
I have some Speer 87 grain soft points that I will load along with some 100gr Hornady. Also interested in the 80 grain solid copper offerings--
My question is does the length of the bullet matter or is bullet weight the deciding factor in what this barrel should stabilize?
Thanks, Gene
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Yep, length--but it should also be noted that a plastic doesn't count much in overall length, because they weigh so little. The formula on JBM's website includes a place for the length of the tip.
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Yeah, it's really a moment of inertia thing.
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Based on Mule Deer's sage advice when I asked a similar question a few years ago, I ended up trying the 100 grain Partitions and 100 grain Interlocks in a 1-14 twist. The Partitions ended up the winner in the accuracy department and have done well on some big hogs and whitetails in the field.
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Try some Barnes TSX or TTSX. They are long for their weight.
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Try some Barnes TSX or TTSX. They are long for their weight. That's backwards. With the slow twist he needs short for weight bullets.
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