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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12043 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	New Ballard 22 twist? Nov 30^th, 2025 at 9:07pm	Print Post
	14 inches, good or bad?

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2281 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #1 - Dec 1^st, 2025 at 12:03am	Print Post
	1:14??? What distance are you planning to shoot? have one I built, fantastic 50 to 200 yds. Fifty foot indoors, not so much.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 12043 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #2 - Dec 1^st, 2025 at 1:50am	Print Post
	50 feet -100 yards. 200 yards if my arm is twisted. Standing at 50 feet.

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2281 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #3 - Dec 1^st, 2025 at 10:07am	Print Post
	My guess with this at 50' offhand it will work quite well for you, probably become another one of your faves. Mine is for offhand, it just isn't a Ballard, so I'm jealous. Nearly a case of varying ammo through this heartburn at 50' shooting this game and this setup. It is about my average target with it, not bad, but not in the money either (a few fluke targets got me close to the mendoza line of .500) That larger ring is a minute at 50'. The last pic is not shown real well as it's a pic through the scope, but it's ten shots at 250 yds in 8-10 mph wind, same rifle, with, as you refer to it, Palua ammo. GT

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2926 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #4 - Dec 1^st, 2025 at 11:02am	Print Post
	I have burned a lot of .22s at 50 feet and 25 yards. My experience is that there isn't much difference between brands, not enough to warrant paying for the high-end stuff. Not sure if you could tell the difference between 14" and 16" twist. The real difference comes with distance. When I was first starting, almost 70 years ago, shooting smallbore prone at 50 feet, the guys I shot with had a target they called a "flyspecker". IIRC, it was 50 dots on a piece of typing paper. Maybe 10 rows of 5 dots. You either hit the dot or you didn't. It needed a scope. Even with teenage eyes I couldn't reliably see the dots through iron sights. The 6-bull offhand target is another good one to test rifle & ammo compatibility. 2 shots per bull, measure outside edges of groups to 0.001". That will give you some numbers to work with.


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4570mike Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 444 Location: On the Peninsula Joined: Apr 11^th, 2013	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #5 - Dec 1^st, 2025 at 1:34pm	Print Post
	I have a "Cody" Ballard in .22 RF with a 1-12 twist. 28" very heavy barrel. It weighs 15 lbs. with peep sights. I think its called No.6 offhand rifle. Once owned by a person from the CBR&CC. Shoots great. I've taken a few 50 ft. indoor matches with it. I was told it shoots very well at 200 yds, but I haven't tried that. Mike.


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Ranch13 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 609 Location: East Central Wy. Joined: Jan 20^th, 2018	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #6 - yesterday at 8:35am	Print Post
	I have a low wall built with a 14 twist, it's pretty forgiving on ammunition. Shoots well from 50 ft to 300 yards. Haven't shot it beyond 300, yet.


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watchthewind Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1039 Location: Phoenix, AZ Joined: Mar 10^th, 2015	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #7 - yesterday at 10:56am	Print Post
	If it already has a 14 you need shoot it and see how it performs. If building I'd go with the tried and true 16, but that's just me

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rr2241tx Full Member Offline Posts: 128 Location: San Marcos Joined: Mar 27^th, 2012	Re: New Ballard 22 twist? Reply #8 - yesterday at 11:11am	Print Post
	I have two relined with TJ's heavy CF 22 liners and Veral's competition chamber. The 44 Stevens is a proven 22 BPCR match winner, the single set Winchester low wall is definitely capable of master scores, but it has yet to win a match. I may be the limiting factor.


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