fishleclair
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Ive picked up 5 BP rifles and would like to figure out the twist rates, Any easy way to do this?
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How to easily identify twist rate
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Not too hard. With a good tight patch on a cleaning rod jag, mark the rod and push it in 24 inches. Take not where it is at two feet. If the rod turned half way around, you have 1/48twist. So basically you need to figure out what degree it turns. You may need to do this a couple times to get a accurate accessment.
Under the how to section it explains it more in depth.
Under the how to section it explains it more in depth.
Or push that tight fitting rod to the breech. Make a flag of masking tape pointing at the sight at the muzzle. Pull the rod and watch the flag rotate. When it rotates either half a turn or a quarter turn, measure to the muzzle. Multiple by 2 for a half turn or 4 for a quarter turn.
