Hey Everyone,
I am looking at a .224 barrel for one of my AR's. I found one in stock that checks all of my boxes except for the twist rate.
I want to be able to shoot some of the newer high BC bullets well. The 1:6.5 twist is somewhat faster than I was looking at. It will certainly handle the longer heavier bullets but am I going to loose the ability to shoot 55gr bullets well.
I read something that said that too fast a twist should not affect accuracy. This runs contrary to what I thought. Then I started tinkering with the Berger twist/stability calculator. That seemed to reinforce the idea that faster twist barrels are not a problem with lighter bullets. Within reason.....
What is the reality?
Can I stabilize a (.224) 50grain bullet out of 22" 1:6.5 twist barrel at 2800fps+? With good accuracy? If I can't get MOA accuracy at 100 yards with 50-55gr bullets then I will do something else.
Thanks.
S.