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What Twist For 6.5 Barrel?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1996402" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>As others have already said, it's not your twist. A 1-8 is standard so a 1-7.75 isn't that drastic of a difference. I would just check over the rifle and make sure everything is torqued properly, make sure the barrel isn't bound up, make sure the action screws aren't on a bind, just check everything out. Then I would try a premium 130gr bullet. Something that is proven to shoot well like a 130gr Berger AR Hyrbid. Load some rounds up either at the charge weight you're using now or something you know is safe. Load 3 at your current OAL, then load 3 each in increments of .005 further back from either your current load, or start .030 off the lands and work back from there. If you're limited by your magazine box, then start .020 shorter than it and again work back in .005 increments. Seating depth has proven to make HUGE changes in accuracy and consistency for me. There are a million ways to skin a cat, but I find seating depth to be the simplest and cheapest variable to adjust and experiment with that can really tune in your load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1996402, member: 69478"] As others have already said, it’s not your twist. A 1-8 is standard so a 1-7.75 isn’t that drastic of a difference. I would just check over the rifle and make sure everything is torqued properly, make sure the barrel isn’t bound up, make sure the action screws aren’t on a bind, just check everything out. Then I would try a premium 130gr bullet. Something that is proven to shoot well like a 130gr Berger AR Hyrbid. Load some rounds up either at the charge weight you’re using now or something you know is safe. Load 3 at your current OAL, then load 3 each in increments of .005 further back from either your current load, or start .030 off the lands and work back from there. If you’re limited by your magazine box, then start .020 shorter than it and again work back in .005 increments. Seating depth has proven to make HUGE changes in accuracy and consistency for me. There are a million ways to skin a cat, but I find seating depth to be the simplest and cheapest variable to adjust and experiment with that can really tune in your load. [/QUOTE]
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