Originally Posted by
muzzlestuffer
yeah i guess they (1-60) or (1-70) are hard to get shooting good without a lot of powder and goofing with them quite a bit other wise i had a grrw 1-60 barrel to cut down for the pistol build but the builder said not to take the chance !
Then it clearly has to be a matter of velocity due to the vast difference in powder charges with all else being equal. If this is not the case then there would be no need for a slow twist barrel in a rifle shooting a PRB.
But then again, would it really make that much of a difference considering the range at which you could accurately shoot a pistol? (talking the average shooter here)
I have a Lyman .54 caplock pistol that I shoot 30 gr of FFFg under a PRB and it is plenty accurate out to 50 yards. I would really like to try shooting a deer with it but at no more than 35 yards and have my rifle with me for a back up for a finishing shot if necessary.