I didnt see the 1:18@ listed on their drop-in page. Is it just something you have to call them for? Although will be perfectly happy with the 1:20”, is there an up-charge for the 1:18”?
Ed the GM LRH .45s are a 1:30 twist. I had one and it shot 200 gr Hornady XTPs in a blue CR sabot excellently.
Oh yeah IdahoRon's like above made me recall that it also shot the .443" paper patched bullets he put me on to really good also. I shot a doe a couple years ago with that bullet and it dropped her in her tracks - slide all the way down the mountain side to within 15 yards of me!
I'm going to give them a try. Were the XTP's sized at .451 or 452? Do you recall what load you used?
Ed neither. The XTPs were 200 gr 10mm in a light blue CR sabot. 70 gr of FFFg
the 18 is $530 shipped. (mine was)
Hot dang, that's more than my T/C Hawken cost for complete rifle
one of those things you have to "want". though. custom barrels for any rifle cost as much.. This is actually an excellent price for a match barrel with breech plug, sights and under rib & ram rod tubes & all on it. I used to build custom rifles & i could not have bought a match barrel & (which cost $300 from most vendors) & done all the work to make it into a "drop" in for that price.. If i were younger,, this may have been a fun project. but bad knees, & back make lathe & mill work a real chore... hence,,, some of my tax refund bought the barrel!!! I think i will be even more happy when i shoot it!
