HVA-Carl Gustaf Nitro 30-06 Feather Wieght
- Thread starter TBDragonman
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- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
not knowing the answer , check a known barrel twist you got , and compare.
good luck , I would say 11, or 12
good luck , I would say 11, or 12
For many years the traditional twist in the 30-06 was one turn in ten inches.
I don't think you have any worry about what bullet your Carl Gustaf will stabalize.
I would say it would be from 90 grains to 240 grains!
Shoot any bullet you want.
I hope we're not getting into this "over stabalization," thing again. I thought that was all settled thirty-five years ago.
I don't think you have any worry about what bullet your Carl Gustaf will stabalize.
I would say it would be from 90 grains to 240 grains!
Shoot any bullet you want.
I hope we're not getting into this "over stabalization," thing again. I thought that was all settled thirty-five years ago.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
The Swede's seemed to prefer slow twist barrels, all the Husky '06's I've seen have been 1:12. The 240 gr Woodleigh yaws badly from these barrels, but these days folks seldom choose bullets heavier than 180 grs in the '06 so it's probably not an issue. I would suggest you use bullets in the 125-180 gr range, and if a 200-220 gr bullet is chosen stick with a flat base round nose lead core bullet to minimize the length.
Boomer, after reading your post, I went to the basement and checked a couple of Swedes. This one, of 1949 vintage, has a 1 in 10 inch twist.
But this one, a Model 5000 of circa 1960, has a 1 in 12 inch twist. I didn't know that, so just learned something! Thanks for the info, we can now do some experimenting.
But this one, a Model 5000 of circa 1960, has a 1 in 12 inch twist. I didn't know that, so just learned something! Thanks for the info, we can now do some experimenting.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I discovered the 1:12 twist when I loaded up some of the 240 gr Woodleighs and they keyholed from my Wife's Husky 1600, so I loaded some 180 gr TSXs for her bear load. The 240s stabilize when shot from my ZG-47, but now that I know that I shoot them sparingly.
I have some 220 gr RN Hornadys and some 220 gr Sierra MKs but I don't need to shoot the MKs in the 1:12 to know they won't work; they are significantly longer than the 240 gr Woodleighs. I think the 220 RN Hornadys should be fine in the slow barrel as they are shorter than the 180 gr TSX, but I think the lead core alloy of the newer Hornady bullets is a bit on the hard side for my tastes. I recently recovered some bullets that had the jackets torn away down to the cannelure, but the core had not expanded. That's enough for me to want to test them properly before I load them for any serious work.
I have some 220 gr RN Hornadys and some 220 gr Sierra MKs but I don't need to shoot the MKs in the 1:12 to know they won't work; they are significantly longer than the 240 gr Woodleighs. I think the 220 RN Hornadys should be fine in the slow barrel as they are shorter than the 180 gr TSX, but I think the lead core alloy of the newer Hornady bullets is a bit on the hard side for my tastes. I recently recovered some bullets that had the jackets torn away down to the cannelure, but the core had not expanded. That's enough for me to want to test them properly before I load them for any serious work.
I have a 4100 that I carry a lot; it uses 220 Nosler Partitions over 56.5 gr. of RL22, and shoots them very well indeed. Another 1600 variant that I have shoots 200 Nosler Partitions into bug holes with 58 gr. of RL22, and a couple of old FN Sporters do well with 220 Hornadys and 52 gr. of IMR4350. I like heavy bullets and old rifles, and they've always seemed get along pretty well together. Old Scotch is pretty good too.
Found this on the Gunboards website, they have a whole forum dedicated to swedish sporting rifles that I frequent regularly and plenty of experts on Husqvarna and Carl Gustav rifles.
Looks like 1:12 is probably the twist
ht tp://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=651
Looks like 1:12 is probably the twist
ht tp://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?t=651
