Thread: 260 rem barrel twist and issues shooting 130gr pills

Hey guys,

Ive been wanting to extend the range of the little mod 7 in 260 rem. I have tried 130gr Berger VLD's and just cannot get them to shoot, tried several powders and several different seating depths incl touching the lands - Just wont shoot.

I had heard that the VLD's can be fussy so thought id give the 129gr SST's a go as i have found they generally shoot fairly well in other rifles ive used them in.

Well, same deal, a couple of powders, and the grouping looked pretty good (if it was a shot gun).

My rifle shoots the 120gr Sierra Prohunter very well, and just to confirm it still did, i shot 3 rounds of 120gr prohunters straight after the 129 SST's, and sure enough, tight little group like normal.

Ive come to the conclusion that the twist rate of my Rem Model 7 barrel (1:9 i think) just doesnt like pills around 130gr.

Anyone else found this?

Looks like the Sako's use 1:8

I just may have to stick with a 120 NBT doing 3k and call it done!