357 texan barrel questions

[YotePopper]

I am currently shooting an FX M3 in .35 and find it to be less durable for night-hunting predators than I would like and want to replace it with something more bump resistant.
I am strongly considering a Texan in 357 for my next big bore but I am not sure if the standard guns will give me what I want.
The projectile is important for this particular use as I already have several guns that shoot have 357 slugs and don't need another.

I am looking to shoot .35 hybrids and need a barrel twist rate appropriate for the accuracy of that light of a slug.

Question 1- Is the factory barrel accurate with light slugs like Hybrids? I have not seen anyone shooting them out of Texan platforms.
if not, who would be able to machine an appropriate replacement that would be accurate with 35 hybrids?

I am looking to shoot the 35 hybrids around 1030fps

Question 2- Would the compact Texan be able to shoot that fast? On one hand, the slug is very light, but on the other its a lot of speed to ask for a shorter platform.

Question 3- Has anyone seen an accuracy difference between the standard models with an aftermarket moderator vs the shrouded models?

Thanks in advance for any assistance that may save me money from buying the wrong model to start with.

[K.O.]

I would have to look but I seem to remember reading somewhere that Airforce has changed the twist rate to 1:30 from a faster twist... I see this as a good move...

The Rossi 92 .357 lever action powder rifle has been proven to stabilize 158g ammo and it has a 1:30 twist... In talking with a friend, he had some subsonic loads he had made up...he wanted to see how quiet it could be... basically turned it into a long 38 special... said he was getting 1.2"-2" with the 125g at 50 yards...open sights...

point being is that I feel about 1/30 twist is about right for pellets and light slugs... I think R Sterne and  TJ liners came up with a 1/26 twist barrel that showed good results...may have been a different caliber tho..?

Ah found it... but would email AirForce and ask them to be sure...

scroll down to see where Tom states they are all 1/30 twist... this is in the Blog from Sept 2020...

 https://www.bing.com/search?q=airforce++texan+.357+barrel+twist+rate&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&lq=0&pq=airforce++texan+.357+barrel+twist+rate&sc=10-38&sk=&cvid=E9250BFF6F084B29A99779F524AAE99F&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=

[K.O.]

Oh, the Fx .357 liner is 1/25 twist..

[YotePopper]

Unfortunately, Airforce customer service has been pretty worthless with this and several other questions I have had. Reading from the owner's manual seems to be all they can tell me over the phone. The twist rate alone (stability range potential) isn't what I am looking for as the specific slug (.35 Hybrid) is what I am looking to shoot. I have found that slug, when shot fast enough, drops large eastern coyotes faster than my larger big bores, and am trying to figure out what platform will shoot it well enough (2moa or better) for my use out to 150 yards. I am currently shooting a .35 impact and it is too delicate to run around at night with as any bump to the barrel knocks the poi until re-zero. The Texan Compact, especially the SS version seems to be a durable platform that could alleviate those issues. I just can't find anyone that has direct experience with that Cal Texan and Hybrids.