Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters 30-06 barrel twist, 1/9" ??

Just checked out old German. Pretty sure we ain't building a MATCH rifle.

1-10"

11 twist is an invention of the match shooters....I don't care about them.

Hey now, that 0.003 inches could make a difference one day!

Naah, no Match. Just a purty blue & wood medium light all round 30-06 as accurate as Bartlein and the gunsmith can make it. Not a bad gift for anybody.

Been shooting a 10 twist for decades and see no reason to change. More twist has been proven the give better straight line penetration and that is the name of the game in the hunting fields.

Sounds a bit like a quote from someone in your signature line

I know German. I"ve shot with him at Perry.

I respect him.

There is no way in HELL I"d twist 11 when I could get 10. You just leave too much on the table with an 11 IMHO. I've seen 11s not stabilize 190s well enough.

I run a 10 Rock in a 308, and it runs 185s fine, and I suspect 210s will be no problem if I ever play with those.

a 12 is certainly out of the formula.

You can overtwist I guess... but running .224 bullets in a 6.5 twist 223 Rem, 20 inch tube, I could still shoot 52 smks at sub moa at 200 yards and about 3300 fps or so IIRC. And not toast them. Varmint jackets didn't fair so well at times... but the twist did stabilize 90 jlks.... very versatile.

IE you won't be unhappy with a 10.

The only way I'd shoot a slow twist is if it was a short range 200 or 300 max yard BR gun, and then I'd twist to the EXACT bullet I'd be running and no more at all. But thats a specialty gun and setup.

Maybe I am the only one here, but if this is to be a hunting gun, why not go with the 9 twist?
More rotational expansion with heavy bullets = win win to me.

Should get more than enough penetration at '06 velocities without bullet blow ups.

Not like he is going to be pushing 150's at RUM or Lazzeroni velocities or 600 yards + shots on game.