BIB .22 cal. 47 gr 'Swifty' bullet test

[Al Nyhus]

Randy was kind enough to make up some .673 long .22's to test out of my Sako A1 22PPC. With a measured 14 barrel twist, the math on the default BR 52 gr. bullet doesn't hold up for stability. Randy's 52's are killer good in a 13 twist, by the way.

Yes, it's a sample of one. Certainly not a real-deal BR rig by any stretch of the imagination and it's got a factory barrel and chamber to boot. It does make me wonder how many 'tuning' issues with the PPC's are really bullet length/twist rate issues. If they can shoot this well in an tuned up factory gun...sheesh.

 

[alinwa]

That's why they banned them for factory class. The 2 I've experience with were both 6PPC USA's and while I hated the triggers, they shot good. Not "6PPC Good" but certainly miles better than any other factory rifles I've handled.

I stopped bringing them out to the varmint patch because within 250yds it was like cheating whereas beyond 300 you couldn't keep 'em on a plate

So we switched to RF and pistols up close and tight twist stuff far out

I talked myself into selling 3 6PPC USA's because I couldn't see as where I'd ever use them again