Suggestions for new barrel twist rate for 6.5mm: UPDATE now 6MM

[Evan]

Not to throw a wrench into things, but my fast twist 22BR is an incredibly rewarding cartridge to shoot all the way out to 1000 and it is very soft on recoil. It has pretty regularly shot 6" groups at 1000yds. My next 22BR barrel will be an 8 twist instead of a 7 and I'm going to shoot the 80s on up to 85.5 Hybrid. In my current barrel, I got the 85.5 Hybrid up to 3300fps. If you run the ballistics on that, it'll make your eyes pop.

 

[vegas]

I don't know who you use, but you might look at the inventory at SPR. Greg has a lot of barrels on hand.

Don't know what elevation you shoot at. I shoot exclusively above 5K, and got my first 2 6 CM's in 8T. Adding another and going with a 7.5T.

I used SPR and they shipped super quick. Went with a 7 twist and shot it first time today. Echoing what the prior posting said about shooting suppressed, recoil is so minimal it surprised me. I went with a heavy varmint profile which was worked to 26". Prior to putting my scope on it weighed 13lbs 9oz.

 

[Lone Hunter]

Look at a 6XC. Shoots pretty flat and good. I have a 1-7 twist and am currently shooting Berger 105 Hybrid. Not much recoil. I had shoulder surgery Feb. 2020 and did not shoot for quite a while. Really just started back a couple months ago. Could not take the recoil of my FTR Rifle and built the 6XC. Really enjoying it and am very impressed with it too.