i will rebarrel it sooner or later but just looking for a good bullet to shoot from the stock barrel been shooting 120gr ballistic tips they work well but would like to shoot bergers 140gr not sure if they are to long for the rate of twist on the stock barrel.
700 rem rate twist for a 260 rem stock barrel
- Thread starter 6.5 mag
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You can get Berger's recommendation for twist at the link below. Do you know what twist your barrel is?
Berger Specs
shotgunjoe
CGN Regular
- Location
- winnipeg mb
Your barrel is a 1-9 twist, the bergers may be a bit long for the rifle but you wont know for sure until you try them .
tylerjwitty
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Ontario
unless you have a good scope and shot far you won't notice the diff in the twist between the 8 and 9
In warmer weather you probably will get away with the 9 twist on both. However the 140 will very likely go unstable at about 30 deg F. See stability graph at link below. Scroll down to the lower graph. The upper one is the recommended twist. The 130 will likely go unstable too, but at a colder temperature. If it is a summer only load, then you may very well get away with both.
Stability of 140 VLD Berger
Stability of 140 VLD Berger
