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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzgun" data-source="post: 3093912" data-attributes="member: 4715"><p>How is that??</p><p></p><p>You can't "over stabilize" a bullet.......while a long bullet won't stabilize in a slow twist barrel, a short bullet will stabilize and shoot fine from a fast twist barrel.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://sierrabulletsblog.com/2015/05/07/understanding-twist-bullet-stabilization/" target="_blank">https://sierrabulletsblog.com/2015/05/07/understanding-twist-bullet-stabilization/</a></p><p></p><p>"Now, the biggest misconception is that if a shooter has a .223 with a 1-8″ twist, his rifle won’t stabilize a 55 gr. bullet or anything lighter. So let’s look at what is required. The longer a bullet is for its’ diameter, the faster the twist has to be to stabilize it. In the case of the .223 with a 1-8″ twist, this was designed to stabilize 80 gr. bullets in this diameter. In truth the opposite is true. A 1-8″ will spin a 55 gr. faster than what is required in order to stabilize that length of bullet. If you have a bullet with good concentricity in its jacket, over spinning it will not hurt its’ accuracy potential."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buzzgun, post: 3093912, member: 4715"] How is that?? You can't "over stabilize" a bullet.......while a long bullet won't stabilize in a slow twist barrel, a short bullet will stabilize and shoot fine from a fast twist barrel. [URL]https://sierrabulletsblog.com/2015/05/07/understanding-twist-bullet-stabilization/[/URL] "Now, the biggest misconception is that if a shooter has a .223 with a 1-8″ twist, his rifle won’t stabilize a 55 gr. bullet or anything lighter. So let’s look at what is required. The longer a bullet is for its’ diameter, the faster the twist has to be to stabilize it. In the case of the .223 with a 1-8″ twist, this was designed to stabilize 80 gr. bullets in this diameter. In truth the opposite is true. A 1-8″ will spin a 55 gr. faster than what is required in order to stabilize that length of bullet. If you have a bullet with good concentricity in its jacket, over spinning it will not hurt its’ accuracy potential." [/QUOTE]
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