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emcon5 · February 19, 2013, 10:19 AM

I always fall back on Dan Lilja's FAQ for twist rates:

http://www.riflebarrels.com/faq_lilj...#twist%20rates

According to him, 1 in 9 in .264 will work for 140 gr bullets. My 6.5-06 is 1:9 and shoots 140s just fine.

February 19, 2013, 10:19 AM	#5
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	I always fall back on Dan Lilja's FAQ for twist rates: http://www.riflebarrels.com/faq_lilj...#twist%20rates According to him, 1 in 9 in .264 will work for 140 gr bullets. My 6.5-06 is 1:9 and shoots 140s just fine.