As a 5R Milspec owner, I wouldn't refer to my gun as a "precision rifle". Let's face it, it's not.
It's a mass-produced factory firearm, with the tolerances of a mass-produced factory firearm. Meaning that while it may be a good shooter, no special effort went into mine that didn't go into every other 5R that came off the assembly line.
Okay, so they're limited production, have different rifling, and the stock is better than an entry model 700. Maybe I'd be okay with calling it a "semi-precision" rifle, but that's as far as I'd take it.
After watching some videos about truing an action, installing a bolt, rebarreling, bedding, etc - I've got a lot of respect for what goes into making a rifle "precision". I'd bet it takes a lot more than 4x the labor to make a $4000 rifle than a $1000 rifle.
Just seems to me like a lot of folks (including some manufacturers) throw this term around to describe rifles that really aren't all that special.
It's a mass-produced factory firearm, with the tolerances of a mass-produced factory firearm. Meaning that while it may be a good shooter, no special effort went into mine that didn't go into every other 5R that came off the assembly line.
Okay, so they're limited production, have different rifling, and the stock is better than an entry model 700. Maybe I'd be okay with calling it a "semi-precision" rifle, but that's as far as I'd take it.
After watching some videos about truing an action, installing a bolt, rebarreling, bedding, etc - I've got a lot of respect for what goes into making a rifle "precision". I'd bet it takes a lot more than 4x the labor to make a $4000 rifle than a $1000 rifle.
Just seems to me like a lot of folks (including some manufacturers) throw this term around to describe rifles that really aren't all that special.