6BR gain twist barrel

[geordiesniper]

Hi all, I have just bought a gain twist Bartlein 6mm barrel - 1 in 8.5 to 1 in 8 which is going to be chambered for 6BR. Does anyone actually know if a gain twist barrel has anything over a normal twist barrel? (Going to use the Berger 105gr VLD). Or is it just a 'fad' and there is no real measurable benefit.
Thanks

 

[Terry]

However Lilja has quit using a gain twist. After years of comparing the accuracy of barrels with a gain twist and barrels with a standard twist, he has decided the gain twist offers no accuracy advantages. "You get just as good or better accuracy with a standard twist," he said, "just as long as the twist remains exactly the same the entire length of the bore."

http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles/barrel_making/details_of_accuracy.htm Source

Boyer wins with twist gain.

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2008/08/boyer-succeeds-with-bartlein-gain-twist-barrel/

 

[longbow]

You may gain alittle velocity.Pete

 

[Catfish]

Gain twist has been around since the muzzle loader days. I figure that if has any advantage that there would be wide use of it by now.

 

[jonbearman]

I always wondered this as some older military rifles had gain twist rifling like the italian carcano .If it offers no real advantage then they should do away with it.