Originally Posted by
sabotloader
While you sound dead set - I am not that sure that the 1-24 would not be alright in a 45. I would suspect that Dave has done some mathematical calculations that indicate what might happen with that twist rate.
I can tell you that from a White 1-24 twist, 40 cal bullets shoot lights out - long ones or short ones. However, I have never shot any of the really short .357 bullets from it.
Again while the 1-24 may not be the BEST it might not be the worst either. Even the current 1-30 is not the worst, and several companies are working along with a 1-28.
Heck, maybe the 1-20 is not even the BEST, but it certainly appears to work very well.
Nothing wrong with a 1/24 at all. As a matter of fact my 1/30 45 will shoot with any ML on the market today at 2500fps. Dave was thinking faster like 1/18 but i think 1/20 is just fine. It opens up a wide variety of bullets. From the short 175grn Barnes to the long 250grn Bloodline. People can pick there own medicine. The 1/24 does not mathematicaly shoot the bullets Knight is planning on making.
I was really surprised when i used 100grns of Pyrodex and shot sub 1" groups with short muzzleloader bullets. Knight rifles in the end will do what they want. They have the same barrels i do and are seeing the same results. How they choose to run or market there business is totally up to them.
Example: I would of never made the Mountaineer a 27" barrel. It would of been 24 or 25 if it was my decision. Again there decisions right or wrong have been very profitable to say the least.