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1894 twist rate

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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.