Originally Posted by damnesia
I have a few 250-3000s, all pre 1920, and when I get above 87gr they don't shoot well. I know this isn't uncommon, but do the newer pre-mils handle the heavier bullets better?

All premils had the same 1-14" twist rate. Maybe they got better later on with always hitting that 1-14" twist and had fewer slow twists, but they'll all have problems with longer 100gr bullets.

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