Supposedly these come with a type of teflon style coating that is supposed to retard lead build up. Also featuring less lands and grooves than standard LW or CZ. With 1/38 twist for pellets and about 1/14 to 1/16 for slugs.
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- Thread starter rangur1
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Yeah I love that concept BUUUUUT we need to know the exact twist rate and bore's diameter. Otherwise shooting slugs will be the usual "try and prey" procedure
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True, all I have heard thus far is the pellet at 1/38 twist. with 3 barrels coming as one "standard" , one labeled +1, other labeled -1. my guess is 1/1000 of an inch deviation either way. They are still developing the slug barrels.
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Guys, a good barrel can be manufactured by Shilen, Krieger, CZ, Benchmark, Alfa Precision and many more. I have no trust in the straws.
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Was playing around last weekend with the .30 EPOCH shooting both Pellets and Slugs threw the LONG .300 1-38 twist barrel.
Well the barrel LOVES JSB Hades and able to shoot them 100-120 yards quite accurately at @ 940 fps on 1200 psi
Playing with NSA 49 grain slugs it shot even more accurately showing no detectable accuracy flaws at the 100-120 yard distance.
Speed with the 49's was pushed at @ 950 fps on 1400 psi
Yea slower twist "SLUG" specific liners will allow weightier slugs to be shot, but honestly how many folks are going to hunt with these rigs & be needing to shoot such weights of 60 -70 grains ? The 1-38 twist shoots both stellar as tested thus far.
I'm blown away just how good the EPOCH shoots ( Granted mine has some valve tweaks & LDC mods ) finding for my use here on the west coast a 49 grain slug at near 95 fpe has more power than honestly required for any use I'll put the rifle too.
Ultimately will want it set up as a .22 or .25 dedicated high power slugger .... so for now like many, we're watching & learning.
Well the barrel LOVES JSB Hades and able to shoot them 100-120 yards quite accurately at @ 940 fps on 1200 psi
Playing with NSA 49 grain slugs it shot even more accurately showing no detectable accuracy flaws at the 100-120 yard distance.
Speed with the 49's was pushed at @ 950 fps on 1400 psi
Yea slower twist "SLUG" specific liners will allow weightier slugs to be shot, but honestly how many folks are going to hunt with these rigs & be needing to shoot such weights of 60 -70 grains ? The 1-38 twist shoots both stellar as tested thus far.
I'm blown away just how good the EPOCH shoots ( Granted mine has some valve tweaks & LDC mods ) finding for my use here on the west coast a 49 grain slug at near 95 fpe has more power than honestly required for any use I'll put the rifle too.
Ultimately will want it set up as a .22 or .25 dedicated high power slugger .... so for now like many, we're watching & learning.