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Rifle twist

#1 Post by ozone »

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Without documentation is there a way to find what the rate of barrel twist is?

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#2 Post by The Gun Pimp »

Usually a tight-fitting bronze brush on a cleaning rod and a mark on the rod will give you a length for one rotation of the rod as you carefully push it through the bore.
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#3 Post by ozone »

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"KISS"

Keep it simple stoopid :-)

Something as simple as that eh?

Thank you..........

ozone

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#4 Post by Dark Skies »

ozone wrote:.

"KISS"

Keep it simple stoopid :-)

Something as simple as that eh?

Thank you..........

ozone

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Even simpler - ask the manufacturer?
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#5 Post by Daryll »

Sometimes its even stamped on the barrel....
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