Remington xm-3 vs Remington 40XS
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The DARPA ones were made by IBA. I had one recently built by IBA and am disappointed in the build quality. They added a US stamp to the receiver that was originally not there and several other things and when I called them out I was told I was the problem. There is a thread on mine here. For the money have someone like LRI build one. Or tell IBA not to do certain things. I tried to tell them I wanted it stamped and marked like the originals. Mine came back and is not. So good luck.
To me, it depends what you're going to do with it.
If it's going to see field use as well as range use, then I would say the XM-3.
If it's going to be almost exclusively a range rifle, then the 40XS.
Honestly, with what a repro would cost to build either way, I'd just build a .308 to the specs I wanted.
If it's going to see field use as well as range use, then I would say the XM-3.
If it's going to be almost exclusively a range rifle, then the 40XS.
Honestly, with what a repro would cost to build either way, I'd just build a .308 to the specs I wanted.
I always liked the looks of the xm3, especially when you'd see in country pics. A friend was gathering parts to build one, as close as possible. He gave up on some parts and decided against 308 and went 6.5creed. I can tell you that after shooting it he and I hated that stock. Even with a scope mounted as low as possible, you still need to build up cheek area. Also that grip sucks if you spent a little time with a3-a5 mcm or most manners. Im sure ill catch hell for this but a "modern" xm3 would be similar profile 6.5creed in a lrh(not sure if it supports a nv bridge) or a prs1 or 2(whichever is the sloped butt stock bottom) with mini chassis or minimum bedded with ai dbm.
All the time I think about building something in an a1-3 or htg stock for the old school look. I always end up talking myself out of it because I know a different configuration will probably be more comfortable to shoot. With what it costs to put together a precision rifle I want to make sure it's something I'm going to enjoy shooting.
