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6.5 Barrel, 1-9 twist, shooting barnes 127 grain lrx bullets - 24 inch barrel will it work?
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Barnes' own website says 1:8 or tighter.
Why mess with a 1:9 barrel for 6.5mm?
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Cause i can get one on the cheap LOL looking to build another 6.5 Rem mag.
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Cause i can get one on the cheap LOL looking to build another 6.5 Rem mag. Depends how cheap, cheap is. I have a 1-9 264 Win but haven’t tried the 127’s in it. If I had a choice I’d likely go 1-7.5 if I were spending money on a gunsmith. If you’re getting it darned near free there are some decent 120’s that’ll work.
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I have another 6.5 rem mag, and a pair of 260 rem. that are 1-8 twists and fly that 127 lrx really nicely but just kicking the idea around, might be worth the difference just to get the right barrel.
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1:9” twist works fine for cup & core bullets, but you’ll find the 127g LRX is going to be too long for that twist. I have 2 standard 1:9” twist 264WM and one shoots the 142g ABLR stabilised and the other gets o long holes on target. My 1:8” twist 6.5’s have no trouble, so this is also adequate for the 127g LRX.
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IMO if a person wants to take advantage of a"Magnum" cartridge you want to shoot the heavier bullets. then you must have the appropriate twist.
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I just kinds like the odd calibers, oh sure i have the normal stuff too, but the 6.5 Rem Mag has been dear to me as our my Norma mags, i was shooting 120 grain TTSX bullets then got a smoking deal on the 127 LRX, ran them thru a couple of deer and hogs with dead in the dirt results. In the lower 48 if you put it on or just behind the shoudler of a big texas hog with that grizzly shield in place and you have a bullet exiting thru the other side, I have enough bullet. I have seen some 30 caliber rounds both magnum and std. not go thru that "shielded" area. All about the bullet I guess but i would stick that 127 LRX in the rib cage of most anything. We watched 60 plus hogs get shot out of one blind last year it was a real education on bullets and shot placement.
I think i am leaning toward a new barrel and reduce the variabilities.
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Barnes' own website says 1:8 or tighter.
Why mess with a 1:9 barrel for 6.5mm? I agree. Even the old Carl Gustav with the 6.5x55 had a 1 in 7.8" twist rate. Who would do a 1 in 9"?
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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