I have an 1894 in 44 mag. I believe it was made in 2007. I was having problems getting it to shoot and was told it had a 1 in 38 twist and to use lighter bullets. I had been using 240 gr. Recently someone told me to count the lands and grooves and if it had 6 (which it does) then it was a 1 in 20 twist. Can anyone verify that? It still doesn't shoot very well but at least I can try heavier bullets if that is true.
HavasuMike
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Alternatively, you can take a cleaning rod with a brush on it (one for a .44 cal) run down to the end of the bore then start it back by pulling it about 1 inch. Put a piece of masking tape on it where it exits the bore and mark the top of the tape with a line alone the bore. Continue to pull it until it makes one revolution (line is facing up again) then just measure the distance from the tape back to the end of the bore and you will have the twist rate as in 1 turn in X inches.
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