Originally Posted by
flounder33
To me it is interesting that Knight decided to go with a faster twist with the 52 instead of with the other calibers. Doc White correctly increased the twist rate as the caliber decreased in size. I wonder why Knight is so stuck on a 1 in 28 inch twist in their 50 caliber barrels. Is the changeover to a faster twist so expensive that it makes it cost prohibitive to change or at least offer a choice or is it just stubborness?
Art, I do not think so.. when they were making plans for the re-entry into the market several people suggested the 1-24 twist for the 50, but it came down to the fact the majority of the population were trustful of the 1-28 very successfull twist. It is very hard to change public opinion and they could not afford not to produce a gun that would not sell or create questions.
Same for the 27" barrel on the Mountaineer... why 27 instead of 26... because it seemed that more people wanted the longer barrel versus the shorter... market appleal drives a lot of companies to change good things.