6.5 Creedmoor twist rate

[Mad_Mikee]

I ended up with a spare 6.5mm 1-9 barrel from another project so I'm trying to decide what to do with it.

I already have a 15lb 6.5x47 lapua and a Ruger #1 in 260 Remington.

Ideally I'd like a 1-8 twist to work with but since I have a 1-9, I'll deal with it.

I was thinking of building a light'ish weight rifle for hunting. Neither of my other 6.5 rifles are really that light.

I had considered building a 260i but there are just too many issues to deal with (expensive dies, fireforming, internal mag feeding issues, etc).

With a 1-9 twist, do you think I'll have problems shooting the lighter (and shorter) 6.5 bullets (100gr, 107gr or 120gr.)?

 

[RockChucker]

1-9" twist will easily stabilize a 140gr spitzer bullet and will work well with most lighter bullets. Chamber in a 6.5X55 all around great cartridge for hunting most game.
RC

 

[todbartell]

My 9 twist 260Ti would group 130gr Sciroccos and 130gr Accubonds, as well as 140gr Interlocks as well as any bullet I fed it. 9 twist will work and the 125gr Nosler Partition or 129gr Hornady Interlock are two solid 9 twist hunting bullets

 

[caramel]

Did some mesuring for you guys, out of my 3 TC Icon Precision Hunter 308, 243, 6.5 Creedmoor... Rate of twist for 308... 11.25 in one... Rate of twist for 243... 9.25 in one... Rate of twist for 6.5 Creedmoor... 8.5 in one... Cheers. JP.