I bought a new Rem 700 5R 20inch threaded barrel. It has the HS Precision greenish spider web stock. I topped it off with a 6.5-20X50 Ziess Conquest that had never really found a good home. Lastly I screwed on an AAC BRAKEOUT, which worked quit well taking the edge off the zero cushion stock. It shot very softly, most enjoyable to squeeze that trigger. Markm and I were shocked when the the muzzle device actually timed perfect with no spacers and all the bullshit that drives you crazy. For mounts I went with Seekins base and 1inch Rings. We were concerned about the 50 bell fitting with low 1 inch rings, it fit perfect. After everything went together as planned. We laughed thinking, shit was going too good, this son of bitch better not shoot 3 MOA "out of the box".
Well, the Rem 700 did not disappoint. It shot just about every load Markm cooked up for us to try, and delivered MOA performance.
One 200 yard group had 4 in one ragged hole with another .75 inches away. We dumped some surplus shit out of my M1A on steel after it shot a 4 inch group on paper. We had 3 rounds left over and I thought, let's see what the Rem 700 will do. It shot a damn 1.25 inch group, it may have been 1 inch.
That 5R barrel also kept POI very close on all loads. There wasn't a single load that was over 3 inches off center at 100 yards. I was pretty impressed. Markm chime in and share a few photos when you get time.
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Originally Posted by mkad
... but you can get it in different twists as well. Basically 5R signifies the 65 degree shoulder on the grooves.
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