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6.5 PRC barrel twist for copper

The Pilgrim

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Aug 25, 2019
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New one for me, not had anything to do with it this far. Thoughts on twist for say 127-130g copper?
The good old swede coped with a 1-9 shooting normal 140g…
 
It will depend on the bullet. Barnes 127 LRX says 1:8 or faster; Hammers range from 1:9 to 1:6.5; Warner Flatlines say minimum 1:8. A 1:7 twist would likely work for most. And there really isn't a downside for fast twist for the solids (but there might be if you are also shooting lead bullets, especially Hornady)
 
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I would go 1-7 or 1-7.5 for the solids over spinning them is good. I ran my hunting solids 1 twist rate faster and above 2.0 on stable