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6.5-06 9 twist
@ 11:15 pm (GMT) |
David GausepohlGreetings from Texas!I picked up a Remington 1903 Springfield action from a friend. He had already added a Montana 6.5 barrel, and it came with a nice wood stock, that needed inletting for the new barrel. However, the barrel is a 1-in-9" twist. So am I out of luck if I want to use 140gr ELD-Ms and the like? David G |
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@ 06:20 am (GMT) |
Scott StruifRe: 6.5-06 9 twistHi, David. The “minimum recommended twist rate” is just that - a recommendation. A bit of keyholing/tumbling can be a good thing if accuracy doesn’t suffer. I’ve shot long-for-caliber bullets where the barrel twist is 1-rev-per-inch slower than the recommendation, with no keyholing. Depends on the individual gun, load. |
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@ 10:41 am (GMT) |
David GausepohlRe: 6.5-06 9 twistScott, that's kinda what I thought based upon reading, and also one of Nathan's videos. I have 129gr and 140gr bullets already that I use in my 6.5X55. Experiments to follow. -David |
@ 09:44 pm (GMT) |
Chris MurphyRe: 6.5-06 9 twistYou’ll be fine I set up a 6.5 rem mag with 9 twist and shot the 147 eldms at .4 moa |
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@ 08:49 am (GMT) |
David GausepohlRe: 6.5-06 9 twistThanks for the help. I'll post back my results; got to get this thing bedded first, then glass. -D |
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@ 12:45 pm (GMT) |
David GausepohlRe: 6.5-06 9 twistHere's how it turned out. I did the stock shaping and finishing myself.[/img]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W92e8F6vQHk98ULvOagEDF5Sal8gOeT9/view?usp=drivesdk[/img] |
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