Best twist for .375 H&H Mag

[jim357]

I have been wanting to get a .375 H&H mag for some time. Remington just brought out the 100 year anniversary model. I noticed that it has a twist of 1:10 while the other model 700 rifle chambered in .375 has a twist of 1:12. All other rifles of which I am aware are 1:12. I sent an e-mail to Remington asking why the 1:10 twist and got a bit of a nasty response that the writer was not told the answer! Can anyone speculate what Remington was thinking? Which twist would you rather have? Thanks

 

[Kachok]

Well I would not be buying anything from Remington ever again, so I am thinking Winchester 70 Safari or CZ, though the 77 Safari in 375 Ruger is tempting too. I don't think they make a 375 cal bullet that won't stabalize in a 1:12" twist.

 

[osprey176]

Just a guess,the faster twist may be in response to the monolithic bullet craze. The solid copper bullets are longer for the same weight,and can use a faster twist to help stabilize them.The faster twist won't hurt the cup and core bullets in this caliber,so why not increase it?

 

[a-sheepdog]

I would ignore remington (remlin) and buy a nice Winchester Model 70 Safari. I came close the other day but ended up walking out with a Ruger Hawkeye African in 9.3x62.

 

[jim357]

I think the advice here to forget Remington is good advice. If this is an example of customer service BEFORE I buy the rifle, I think if I need anything after purchase, I will be out of luck. I have a question about Winchesters blowing up that I will post in a new thread. Thanks, Jim

 

[One_Jackal]

The 1:10 twist suggests Remington is designing the gun to use lighter bullets. Why they are doing it only Remington knows. Given that 250 gr is a light bullet for the H&H it seems like they would have stuck with 1:12.

 

[HOOfan_1]

The 1:10 twist suggests Remington is designing the gun to use lighter bullets. Why they are doing it only Remington knows. Given that 250 gr is a light bullet for the H&H it seems like they would have stuck with 1:12.

Just the opposite... 1:10 is a faster twist and faster twists handle longer (usually meaning heavier) bullets better.

 

[One_Jackal]

I stand corrected. Kind of threw me for a curve until I read your post.

 

[Robert]

My M70 has the 1:12 and seems to do just fine. I shot it on Sunday before a match and was able to get a decent group on paper I still need to do a proper zero at range. Whacking a steel plate at 300y with a 260gr bullet is pretty dang awesome. I agree with Kachok. After doing months and months of research on 375s I decided that the Winchester is the best I could afford, with the CZ being 2nd.

I've not heard of anyone having issues with the heavy solids out of a 1:12 barrel though these are not long range sniper rounds either.