I never could understand why Winchester/USRA made the one year run of 70 Lightweight Carbines in 250-3000 with a 1-14" ROT in 1986/87.
It's pretty simple, really. Winchester, and most other larger scale gun makers hire marketers, engineers and machinists, instead of shooters.
If someone makes a marketing decision to produce a rifle for a Savage cartridge, why look further than
Savage's specs for things like twist rate?
It's totally asinine, but the lack of knowledge on most shooters part ensures that it doesn't affect their bottom line.
