Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Originally Posted by keith
If you over twist a bullet, it is apt to shed it's jacket quicker.

Tune windows for light bullets for the super fast twist and caliber can be finicky, to say the least.

Twisting fast as you can per caliber for any and all bullets is like saying that riots cure the chrono virus. Of course, 3/4" is accurate to some guys where it is time to re barrel for others.

When talking about modern bullets, shedding jackets is really only a problem with the most fragile varmint bullets like the Horn SPSX. Bullet uniformity has become very, very good in the last decade or so, and over-twisting bullets is really not much of an issue anymore, except for when the absolute precision is required like in BR competition.

Twisting as fast as is necessary for the very longest bullets you intend to shoot is a good way to go for most situations except short-range BR types of applications.


I’d almost, might, believe it with something like a Partition since I have seen them not be as perfect from one box to the next on occasion but still good as a whole, but the TTSX, Accubonds and similar have always been great shooting bullets.

Bob used to rave about his 8 twisted 300 Win Mag and Partitions so it’s just an odd problem. 2 of the guns are back at Weavers right now getting new Benchmarks put on. Seems odd for Brux to put out 3 turds though. Usually don’t hear much of an issue.

Oh and all three are using standard 300 Win Mag SAAMI spec reamers. Brass and such are coming out straight and with the 3.6” Mag box really lets you stretch them out to work off the lands with most bullets. Seems like a great set up in principle. It’s just sucking in application.


Semper Fi