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Factory 300 Win Mag, Rem 700 5R vs Sendero

bhart89

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Nov 28, 2009
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Im looking for a factory heavy barrel 300 Win Mag rifle. Which is the better out of the box precision rifle between the Remington 700 5R and the Sendero? I can get the 5R with a 24" threaded barrel for around $1100 and the Sendero without the threaded barrel looks to be about $100-150 more.

Which is the better out of the box rifle?
 
flip a coin. neither one will shoot better out of the box. let me put that differently ... you could get a lemon with either one. but factory remington heavy barrels typically shoot pretty well.

if you are dead set on getting a brake (not a bad idea with a .300 mag), get the pre-threaded version. simple
 
I own a 26 inch barreled 5R and love it and had a friend who owned a Sendero.With that said they both shoot really well,but with the 5R already threaded taking out the smith work I'd go with the 5R.Plus the 2 inch difference shouldn't hurt that much.