Hello all! I'm decided on converting my Savage 110 to a 35 whelen from the 30-06 it presently is. That said, I have been lurking around on forums, and shopping around for a barrel from the usual suspects, er shaw, shilen, green mountain, etc. My question is about twist and length. I intend to use 158 grn pistol bullets for goofing around with and at least 225 grn cast or jacketed for big game hunting. I have my eyes on 20-24" barrels, would I be losing to go shorter? I also am seeing a lot of 1 in 14" twist barrels out there and these look like they should stabilize up to 250 grn ok, but 1 in 12" might be better. Will the 1 in 12" twist destroy a pistol bullet at some decent velocity?
So, there are my questions and musings, look forward to your wisdom...