r/canadaguns • u/nibbamori • 11h ago

Fix my gun Excessive bullet twisting/fish tailing?

https://youtube.com/shorts/HGw_3XkSiSI?si=mtGhUtLjJ3sHSpo-

I was trying a new box ammo and put it under the spotter and the twist is fairly significant. That video is the worst of it and after filming other boxes the twist was not as bad. I was wondering if this is something I should be concerned about? The gun is accurate and I was hitting the mark at 600 yards after a few tries.

thanks!

EDIT: the barrel is a 1 in 10” twist rate, bullet is .30 06 Hornady ELD X 178 g

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u/Rickles84 11h ago

I’m just spitballing here but have you inspected the inside of your barrel? To me it seems if you’re getting the same result across different ammo it may be something in the barrel deforming bullets on the way out? Also if you’re hand loading maybe there’s an issue in the process somewhere.  These are just my thoughts based on what I’m seeing and limited knowledge. 

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u/Rickles84 11h ago

I’m just spitballing here but have you inspected the inside of your barrel? To me it seems if you’re getting the same result across different ammo it may be something in the barrel deforming bullets on the way out? Also if you’re hand loading maybe there’s an issue in the process somewhere.  These are just my thoughts based on what I’m seeing and limited knowledge. 

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u/TescoValueSoup 10h ago

Very hard to give meaningful advice without knowing What’s your twist rate What’s your barrel length What’s the ammo/grain weights

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u/nibbamori 6h ago

1 in 10” and 178 g hornady eld x

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u/N-0-M 11h ago

Too high a twist rate to bullet weight maybe?

What caliber and rifle?

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u/DoYouGetSarcasm 6h ago

Without giving any info about barrel twist rate, length, projectile weight, material, shape/type, or velocity ... I might guess under stabilized bullet, damaged barrel/crown. But it's also hard to see the bullet due to the overlays on the video that stick around for a few seconds after i hit play