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Re-Barreling a Shilo
01-05-2023, 11:18 AM,
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RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo
An 18 twist barrel with a good bullet will shoot very well to 1000 yards and maybe a bit beyond. That's been proven many many times. But you will have problems trying to shoot bullets over 1.4 long.
The 16 twist does work well. It is gathering a good following, a lot of the folks that are ordering new Shiloh's and C Sharps are having that option done. There are no shortage of MVA actions being sent to custom makers to be fitted with 16 twist barrels, and CPA has had the option of a 16 twist Douglas for at least 10 years.
I agree the ODG's tried to compensate for the 20 twist guns of the day by going with heavier powder charges to make the long bullets work.
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Re-Barreling a Shilo - by DirtySteve - 01-03-2023, 07:49 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Lumpy Grits - 01-03-2023, 08:08 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by DirtySteve - 01-03-2023, 08:49 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Lumpy Grits - 01-03-2023, 09:06 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-03-2023, 09:21 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by JKR - 01-04-2023, 09:42 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Kurt - 01-04-2023, 10:26 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by DirtySteve - 01-04-2023, 11:09 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Kurt - 01-04-2023, 11:52 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-04-2023, 12:12 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by JKR - 01-04-2023, 12:35 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-04-2023, 01:23 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by JKR - 01-04-2023, 07:12 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-04-2023, 07:46 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by DirtySteve - 01-04-2023, 08:15 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-04-2023, 08:24 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Kurt - 01-04-2023, 11:42 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by DirtySteve - 01-05-2023, 08:35 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by DirtySteve - 01-05-2023, 08:39 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-05-2023, 11:18 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Kurt - 01-05-2023, 11:27 AM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by JKR - 01-05-2023, 08:16 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-05-2023, 08:27 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by DirtySteve - 01-05-2023, 08:34 PM
RE: Re-Barreling a Shilo - by Don McDowell - 01-05-2023, 08:44 PM

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