Originally Posted by ingwe
I just scoured the net and the consensus of opinion says its a 9 twist, as are the BDLs...Ive got one of each, they both handle 25 and 30 gr. bullet great,so there you go FWIW

I was expecting to find a 1-9, because that's what I'd read as well. I'd like to find someone that bought a 17 LVSF new, and still had the box because Remington usually put the ROT on there. I bought a LVSF in 243 new, and it shows a 1-9 2.5 ROT, as does every other 700 in 243 that I've seen.