Re: 5R rifling......what is the truth?
Wow,
I'm amazed to hear hammer forged rem. barrels are called shit with all the 5r's smacking steel right beside much higher $ guns. LT, sir, I humbly submit that in general the customs will beat the hammer forged on average by maybe .2-.3 moa on groups(these guns aren't even blue printed though, so thats a BIG other can of worms making direct comparison favor a custom), but I think shit is a little harsh wording for the barrel. The milspec has a couple of other quirks mainly due to stock ergonomics and triggers(the should call it the improbability trigger instead of x-mark). There are quite a few shot on the mountain besides mine which has grouped 5 175's into just over an inch on a good day at 300yds and have shot several groups on steel at 700 or so that were well sub moa on fresh paint. Once on a target at 1000, if wind stays similar I hit what I can see after a spot. Maybe a foot dia rock lets say in my 10x so-so Leupold(no, I am not jk-I know they aint all that).I have tested scenar loads at 500ish that were well 1/2 moa loads for 5 or 7 rds. in mine and they shot the same in 2 other rifles. MOST of the matches I know of are being won with guys that shoot 3x in ammo what my rifle cost. They have the $$$$ to put on a GAP or APA to get a first tier rifle. I think if they shot a match with a 5r or an m-24 they would do pretty dang close to what they do with the big money rifles. Or even a step further, put a 5r or m-24 rem production barrel trued up on a blueprinted 700 action in a bedded McMillan or AICS. Hmm... Anyone dare to guess that they would be a little more accurate? There is a difference, undeniable. Benchrest hands down a hairs edge matters. Most here aren't talking BR. I don't know where the burnout point on the 5R's are hitting. I know of several shooters I have spoken with who have over 3-5k on a barrel still going. Mine has a couple thousand on it now. No signs of accuracy decreasing. You .mil guys get M-118 lr,so I can't see a comparison to Corbon or hand rolled there, and many using it have said its solid moa(my rifle showed 2x .75-.80 groups in my 5r) ammo. If it makes it 6k rounds I'll consider it a success as I know guys who said they replace high $ 308 barrels at that level of use. Have a good one, a cold one, or preferably both.
