OP, I don't see any stigma with 1/8 twist bbls. I have a rifle with a Lilja bbl in 1/8 and I'm quite happy with it. I can use 55gr for training courses and use 70, 69, and 77gr for defensive/distance shooting. My next build will likely be a 1/8 also. Do your own research but it works quite well.

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MidwayHazard59er
11th ACR LRRP, 3rd Squadron, 4th Troop, '68-'69. I dare say I know a little more about pragmatic usage of the AR than you do son. Don't be rude.
Thank you for your service. Now please understand that having used a weapon system (35 years ago) does not qualify a person as an expert on the technical aspects of it. Your rifle in VN had either a 1/14 or 1/12 twist. The switch to 1/9 was for the SS109 projectile (62gr).
A person could have been the most badass tier 1 commando ever. That doesn't mean he is qualified to teach shooting or to advise on things like twist rate, bbl steel, etc. Military service itself is not going to get a person a pass when posting misinformation on this site.
Before you suggest that licensing, background checks, or other restrictions for the 2nd Amendment are reasonable... Apply those same ideas to the 1st and 4th Amendments. Then tell me how reasonable they are.
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