I have a chance to pick up a Remingtion R25 in .308. Im wondering if anyone on here has any experience with them? If i do get it it will probably be a Coyote rifle out to about 400 yards if it is accurate enough for that. P.S. the guy who has is letting me pick it up tomorrow and keep it a few weeks to tryi it out at the range before i make a choice to buy or not. It currently has an Leupold 4-14x50 on it but that doesnt come with the rifle at the price i can pick it up for. He said he was keeping 3/4 inch groups at 100 yards.. All thoughts and opinions of the R25 are welcome. Thanks
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The are at least MOA capable rifles in the right hands with good quality ammo. Just remember...it is nothing more than a DPMS LR-308 rebranded with the Remington R-25 markings. The barrels are of decent quality in my experience but not great (CM...not SS, and fairly lightweight profile/contour), the barrels are free-floated which helps on the accuracy front a good deal, and the triggers as they come from the factory are generally just "ok" but again, are not great by any means. The couple samples I have fired had single-stage triggers, but all were heavy at ~4lbs or more. With an upgraded trigger, accuracy can be improved on at least somewhat, but for a ~400yd coyote rifle, if its getting the kind of accuracy its current owner reports and you can duplicate that or close to it, I wouldn't sweat it. It all depends on what price point he's offering it to you for as to whether it is/isn't a good price, but it'll serve your stated purpose well.
If it were me I think I'd pick up a DPMS .308 as they are typically less expensive than the Remington guns and are pretty much the same gun. Why spend more when you don't have to?
ETA: I dont know what you are looking at paying but here is one w/ a SS 24" barrel that needs just an optic and maybe a RRA two stage match trigger and you'd have a coyote hammer for sure.
This gun may be more expensive than the R25 you are lookin at locally but this one has a 24" barrel and that barrel is SS. Both of these are desireable for coyote but to each their own.
ETA: I dont know what you are looking at paying but here is one w/ a SS 24" barrel that needs just an optic and maybe a RRA two stage match trigger and you'd have a coyote hammer for sure.
This gun may be more expensive than the R25 you are lookin at locally but this one has a 24" barrel and that barrel is SS. Both of these are desireable for coyote but to each their own.
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Thanks for the link to the dpms. Details say its a 18 inch barrel and it's chambered in .243. Not interested in the 243 as I have the ability to load .308 and it's $400 more then I can get the r25 for!
Ok so I picked up the R25 and went out Friday after 3rd thanksgiving dinner! It performed what I consider well. First 5 shot group I ran wasn't too bad. Three shots touching with the other two shots just below. Measurement was .78 at 100 yards. Second 5 shot group was a little larger at .91. The groups will probably get tighter as this is the first time I have shot an ar style rifle in .308
I was useing fggm 168gr. I'm going to try to get out again Monday. I want to try to run 10 5 shot groups through the day to get an average group size. My question is other the a muzzle break what else would you more knowledged in this field do to improve the rifle. Already has a timney trigger. Thanks!
I was useing fggm 168gr. I'm going to try to get out again Monday. I want to try to run 10 5 shot groups through the day to get an average group size. My question is other the a muzzle break what else would you more knowledged in this field do to improve the rifle. Already has a timney trigger. Thanks!
I have a DPMS LRL 308 and shoot sub MOA with it but it took me a good 300 shots or so to figure it out. Which really was a pain because I shoot my Rem700 sub MOA all day and for the life of me couldn't figure out why I was shooting 3" groups when I first got it. I put a PRS stock on mine which helped for sure. I reload 150 gr Noslers and after some practice, Im finally shooting nice groups. Looks like you've got it down though. Nice groups!!
I was at the range when this guy was shooting. Those were from about 10 yards!
Haha! You are funny!
I'm interested in the R25- My yote hunting rig is a R15 and I love it. I have other ars but that one is my hunting gun and since I travel alot I test it at 100 yds after long bumpy roads and have never shot a group more than MOA. For that I'm happy. I hope that the 25 will do the same. I'm not wanting a big heavy rifle, my r15 is just right when toting it around
There is a noticeable weight difference between the two but LR-308 platform is always going to be heavier when configured in the same style.
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