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Changeling, the only use I have heard of for gain twist barrels is shooting round balls in blackpowder guns. You would have to have a short bearing surface or the differing rate of twist would cause the rear of the bullet to strip off material because it would be spinning slower than the fron of the bullet. Page 209 of Elmer Keith's "Sixguns" gives a description of the use of this type of rifling.
Changeling, the only use I have heard of for gain twist barrels is shooting round balls in blackpowder guns. You would have to have a short bearing surface or the differing rate of twist would cause the rear of the bullet to strip off material because it would be spinning slower than the fron of the bullet. Page 209 of Elmer Keith's "Sixguns" gives a description of the use of this type of rifling.