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I am curious, how heavy of a bullet will a 24" twist stabilize? I am wanting to shoot 360gr bullets and want to know if they will stabilize. Will 24" twist stabilize a 400 gr bullet??
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cowboybart wrote:My 360gr bullets measures .835" long. The bearing surface is about .7".
cowboybart wrote:I want to use this for the ever growing Grizzly problem that Wash DC has placed at my doorstep. My mold for my 454 throws them at 362grs. My wife can't handle the recoil of a 454, so that is out. I believe a handgun is only good to fight your way to a rifle.
When I take my dogs out to do their business, I currently take a 356 Win with 285gr bullets out with me. My wife can handle this, and I consider this minimum for a grizzly that wants to chew on me. I was thinking that a 450BM with the same 360gr bullet would be good bear medicine. I will powder coat them to keep the gas system clean and would like a left side charging upper. Most of the time I will plink with 230 FMJ bullets, but when it comes to business, I want the heaviest bullets I can stuff in the case. I am really not interested in swaging 400 or 500gr 458 bullets down and feel that a 360gr cast bullet will penetrate enough to make a grizzly reconsider his options. 12 rounds, delivering 10oz of lead, in a reliable auto loader, makes me more comfortable than 6 rounds, from a lever action, delivering 4 oz of lead.
If a 24" twist will do it, I am OK with that. If not, I'll look for a 20" twist.
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