Varminterror
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The 1:16" for the Henry rifle is ridiculous. It was used in deference to CAS/SASS shooters who might run 400-600fps loads for reduced recoil and faster splits, and even at these paltry velocities, 1:38" has always been fast enough. For a factory 250grn load at 1100fps out of the rifle length tube, a 16" twist gives a Berger stability factor of 10.9 - reminding here, anything over 1 is stable and anything over 1.5 is ideally stabilized on Berger's scale. So a 10.9 is grossly over spun.
There is a reason Henry chose a "Gamer friendly twist," and it had nothing to do with ballistics.
Too many Marlins have been shooting too well for too many of us for too many generations for folks to be this ignorant. It's really obtuse to claim a twist rate applicable for a small bore spire point rifle bullet has any bearing for a revolver cartridge rifle with stubby little fat bullets.
It's a diameter issue or a build issue, it's NOT a twist issue. Ballistic science AND shooter experience has proven so for many, many years.
There is a reason Henry chose a "Gamer friendly twist," and it had nothing to do with ballistics.
Too many Marlins have been shooting too well for too many of us for too many generations for folks to be this ignorant. It's really obtuse to claim a twist rate applicable for a small bore spire point rifle bullet has any bearing for a revolver cartridge rifle with stubby little fat bullets.
It's a diameter issue or a build issue, it's NOT a twist issue. Ballistic science AND shooter experience has proven so for many, many years.