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Bart B. · January 6, 2020, 09:01 AM

Another twist to this subject is what the British commonwealth learned about shooting 7.62 M80 ball ammo in 500 to 1000 yard matches. Leaving the barrel at 3000 fps, a 1:14 twist usually produced best accuracy with those 147 grain FMJBT bullets.

January 6, 2020, 09:01 AM	#14
Bart B. Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Posts: 8,927	Another twist to this subject is what the British commonwealth learned about shooting 7.62 M80 ball ammo in 500 to 1000 yard matches. Leaving the barrel at 3000 fps, a 1:14 twist usually produced best accuracy with those 147 grain FMJBT bullets.