twist rate

[smasher 1,055]

Today i went in search of a .223 ,and seen one that i realy like its a cz 527 exclusive with a twisted barrell,and a realy nice peice of wood,the question i would like to ask you lads is about twist rate,i dont fully understand it,i will mainly using the rifle for shooting foxes on the lamp,what twist rate would be best suited for the job and why?also do you think this is a good choice of gun,cheers in advance

[SportingShooter 0]

The twist rate is how many turns the bullet with complete inside the barrel. I.e. a 1:9 twist means the bullet makes one full rotation every 9 inches.

 

In .223 any factory rifle will be able to digest a suitable Fox round. What you need to do should you buy one is to get as many different brands of ammunition and see which your rifle prefers.

 

.223 is more than suitable for the job with Foxes

[SNAP SHOT 194]

just also to add to what SS said the quicker the twist rate the heavier the bullet you can shoot, but the .223 should shoot most of what you want..

[smasher 1,055]

just also to add to what SS said the quicker the twist rate the heavier the bullet you can shoot, but the .223 should shoot most of what you want..

Does this mean that a quicker twist rate is better because you have more bullet choice,

[SNAP SHOT 194]

just also to add to what SS said the quicker the twist rate the heavier the bullet you can shoot, but the .223 should shoot most of what you want..

Does this mean that a quicker twist rate is better because you have more bullet choice,

 

 

No the quicker the twist rate means it will stabilise the heavier bullets ..... it Will not give you greater bullet choice,

 

http://www.gunnersden.com/index.htm.rifle-...wist-rates.html

[Mr_Logic 5]

For fox control, 50 or 40 be bullet is ideal and a 1:12 twist works well. 1:9 also good as it can go heavier but not worth worrying about in a sporting rifle. Cz 527 is excellent too, at least mine is.

[jamie g 17]

1 in 12 will be i deal for foxes with a 40 or 50 grain bullet. if i was after a 223 i would have the tikka with a 1 in 8 i think it is.

 

that way you can shoot the heavy bullets but also be able to shoot 55 grains to. your have the best of both worlds then

[Deker 3,491]

1 in 12 will be i deal for foxes with a 40 or 50 grain bullet. if i was after a 223 i would have the tikka with a 1 in 8 i think it is.

 

that way you can shoot the heavy bullets but also be able to shoot 55 grains to. your have the best of both worlds then

 

 

Sako/Tikka are not quite sure what they are doing on .223 twist rates at the moment.

They used to be 1-12 about 4 years ago, then turned them all into 1-8. For about the last year they have been available in 1-12 or 1-8.

 

Mine is a Stainles T3 Lite with 1-8, not sure if I am just lucky or what, but it shoots everything well I chuck up the barrel, even Wolf 55g HP, and Barnaul 62g FMJ will give me 1" groups at 100yards if I do my bit. Thats plenty good enough for me these days!! It's in for a barrel chop at the moment so I hope it continues to shoot these well!