Re-barrel thoughts?

carl425 · Post by **carl425** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:55 pm

My 8.5 twist shoots the 139 Lapua's very nicely.

coppertop · Post by **coppertop** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:58 pm

AJJ should have an answer to this, he is generally up to pace in the big boy game. What say ye old timer. LOL

Hoser · Post by **Hoser** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:22 pm

I shoot an 8 twist 3 groove Lilja. I shoot Sierra 120s for Chicken and Pigs and 142s for Turkeys and Rams.

As soon as I run out of 120s I am going to start using Sierra 123s.

The (OK, maybe just mine) 8 twist does just fine with all 6.5 bullet weights. It even shoots the 107s into nice little .75 MOA groups out to 300 yards.

I am coming up on rebarrel time and will be ordering another Lilja 3 groove. In fact I have yet to use another barrel brand for my past 6 or 7 barrels.

ajj · Post by **ajj** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:32 am

I've shot four different 8 twist 6.5's without any problems with the 107's and 108's. Seems at least possible that there are some heavy 6.5 bullet designs that would prefer 8 twist to 9. That said, Dave Imas has forgotten more about this game than I'll ever know.
And be careful with that "old timer" stuff, you insolent pup.

BlauBear · Post by **BlauBear** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:59 am

ajj wrote:And be careful with that "old timer" stuff, you insolent pup.

"Age and treachery beat youth and vigor every time."

- Anonymous

Re-barrel thoughts?

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