I was just looking around the Remington website.
The Model 700 VTR, in 243, has a twist rate of 1 in 14.
Why such a slow rate? Shouldn't the 243 have a twist rate of around 1 in 9?
Twist rate ?
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Re: Twist rate ?
yes you need the 1/9 if you are shooting up to ubout 105 gr bullets?
for 107-115 you are better with a 1/8 or 1/7 twist.the 1/14 would be for light bullets like 58 vmax
for an all around gun if you are loooking at remington the sps varmint
has 1/9½ i think it is and you could shoot the 58's all the way up to 105's , but the 1/14 you would have to stick with the light bullets.thats up to you on the bullets you tend to shoot or what youare going to hunt.
for 107-115 you are better with a 1/8 or 1/7 twist.the 1/14 would be for light bullets like 58 vmax
for an all around gun if you are loooking at remington the sps varmint
has 1/9½ i think it is and you could shoot the 58's all the way up to 105's , but the 1/14 you would have to stick with the light bullets.thats up to you on the bullets you tend to shoot or what youare going to hunt.
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Re: Twist rate ?
I'm willing to bet the price of lunch that that's a typo. Never heard of any Remington .243 with anything other than a 1-9" twist, unless you include the 40X rifles. Typo, I'd bet lunch money on it.
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Re: Twist rate ?
Hi, remington confirmed to me that their 2008 catalog had typos for twist rates.KB.
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