270Bee twist rate?

[MagnumManiac]

Hi all,
It appears after roughly 1300 rounds my 270 Bee barrel is in need of a replacement.
Just can’t get the accuracy back and the best it will do is 3” groups with a load it would previously get 3/4”.
So...I have 2 options; a 10” twist or a 9” twist.
I am going stainless again and the barrel is off a Win Model 70 EW sans flutes.
I do not know what twist to get, bullet options for the faster twist are scarce, so should I just stick with the 10” twist or bite the bullet and go 9” twist for ‘just in case’ the bullet options widen some more?
I mainly use this rifle for mountain hunting, shots can be long, but nothing past 700 or so so far in the last 20 years or so.
Just recently tried out the 150gr ABLR, hard to tell if it was worth it with the degrading accuracy.
What say you?

Cheers.

 

[284winner]

I think a 9 twist will stabilize all the .277 lead core bullets available except the Berger 170 eol. That bullet needs an 8 twist. I think I'd go 9 at the slowest. If almost no shooting beyond 500 yards is done, no need for even a 9 twist barrel. My .270 with 130s kills anything in it's path out to 500 yards.

 

[46and2]

I have one in 8 twist. I got an 8 to shoot 170 EOL but it liked 150gr VLD much better.

Even at 301,000 RPM they shoot good.
Shot at 200 yards from a hunting bag.

PacNor and Mcgowen will do an 8 twist .

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

IF, I was younger,.. I'd put, a 25" Brux, Krieger or Bartlien, 1-7.7 or, 1-8 Twist on my Tikka T-3, in .270 WSM for, the 165 Nosler ABLR's / 170 Berger EOL's but, I HATE Recoil and loud Brakes on, Hunting rifles ! SO I will stick with, the 140 Accubonds at, 3,150 FPS. The smaller, Accubonds, did, a great Job on an Arizona Elk in 2018 for me and I will use them AGAIN, on a Shiras bull Moose, IF I draw the Tag, this year !

 

[MagnumManiac]

Thanks guys, it costs the same, so I’ll order the 9” twist. An 8” twist is not an option with my barrel supplier, so a 9” it will be.

Cheers.