The questions for the builder of a new 25-35 today is what game will I hunt and what rifling twist is optimum. I believe the 1-10� twist is best but if I was certain this was primarily a small game rifle I would select a 1-14� twist.
I thought I recalled Winchester using 1-8" twist and noted that you mentioned this a few pages back as well. I have a 1-8" twist barrel blank available and thought about using it. I shoot mostly cast bullets and currently have a couple molds in the 75-100 gr. range. Have you worked much with cast in your Winchester? I keep thinking back to the troubles the cast bullet guys had with the 6.5X55 and it's quick twist. It would shoot well up to maybe 1700 FPS or so but most efforts to make it past that did not turn out well.
