need help with this pistol barrel

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Im trying to get a custom barrel for a thompson center encore pistol in .308win...
the problem is they ask me for a twist rate but i have no idea what to choose
im getting a 15 inch bull barrel and shoot market brand loads like Federal, Hornady, Remington, and so on... i do not do reloading and do not make custom ammo so i do not know wich twist rate will be best out of a 15 inch barrel
so what should be the best twist rate for my barrel?
remember its a 15 inch bull barrel no muzzle break and shooting market brand loads, no custom reloads just market brand hunting/sporting loads
 
The OP has duplicate threads running here, and in Competation Shooting, and in Gunsmithing.

Maybe one of the mods could combine all three threads, and we could settle on 1/10 and be done with it!

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thanks guys... one manufacture told me they would give me a 1:10 for my 15 inch barrel for my use of market brand loads
i just want to be certain i get the best for my money wich is why i have the multiple posts because i was not certain about were to post this question
 
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308 barrel twist

I have an encore factory 308 barrel on mine. It shoots very well with my handloaded ammo. The factory barrels come with a 1:10 twist. I'm getting good accuracy out of 150 grain bullets of various makes. I've had good luck with Nosler Balistic Tips, Hornady Interlocks and SST's, and Sierra ProHunters. I also shot Sierra Gameking 165's with pretty good accuracy. If you're going the factory ammo route, you may be able to save some cash and run a factory barrel and still get good results.

I tend to think the lighter 150 grain bullets are more to my liking to keep the substantial recoil as soft as possible and still have some good power for penetration and expansion. That 308 kicks pretty hard, but it's fun.

Good luck with whatever you end up with.
 
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