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OK, so it's a disease, Black Rifle Disease that is!
I miss having a 204 Ruger chambered rifle, since I converted my Savage 16(factory 204R) to 260 Rem. So to feed the disease, and fill the hole, I am building a 204 Ruger upper, and am looking at barrel vendors. It will have a .75" GB, threaded for a suppressor(5/8-24), probably about 22" with a rifle length gas port. The question is, what twist rate should I be considering? I think my Savage was a 1:10", which did a great job with the 35 gr. Bergers, and 32 gr. Sierras, I use. This is a P-dog/small homestead varmint rifle, so no need to push heavy bullets. One barrel vendor only lists 1:10", and another lists 1:11" or 1:9", but no 1:10"??? OK, so one vendor is an easy decision, but the other isn't. Any recommendations?
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I miss having a 204 Ruger chambered rifle, since I converted my Savage 16(factory 204R) to 260 Rem. So to feed the disease, and fill the hole, I am building a 204 Ruger upper, and am looking at barrel vendors. It will have a .75" GB, threaded for a suppressor(5/8-24), probably about 22" with a rifle length gas port. The question is, what twist rate should I be considering? I think my Savage was a 1:10", which did a great job with the 35 gr. Bergers, and 32 gr. Sierras, I use. This is a P-dog/small homestead varmint rifle, so no need to push heavy bullets. One barrel vendor only lists 1:10", and another lists 1:11" or 1:9", but no 1:10"??? OK, so one vendor is an easy decision, but the other isn't. Any recommendations?
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