Greetings, I own three XCR Tacticals, two 308's and one 300wm. The 300wm is a XCR LRT 26", I have a B&C A-5 stock with a Leupold Mark 4 6.5x20 on mark 4 rings and 20moa bases. I cleaned the barrel after every shot for the first 20 rounds and hand lapped it as well. (There were chatter marks in the rifling from the factory in all three guns!) I'm loading 180 gr. Noslers at 3100fps and five of them will go in one hole at 100yds, it is the only load I have ever shot through this gun and see no need to shoot anything else. One 308 is a XCR LRT 26" this one sits in a AI 1.5 stock with a Leupold Mark 4 4.5x14 on mark 4 rings and 20moa bases. This gun shoots anybodys 168gr bullets into one ragged hole at 100yds. The last 308 is a XCR Compact with a 20 in barrel, I just purchased this rifle in December. The compact has a HS Percision stock and all have 40X triggers. When I dissasembled the compact I noticed the recoild lug was not even close to square with the action. Also the chatter marks in the rifling were worse than the other two rifles. After a trip to the gunsmith the recoil lug is straight and the lapping process has begun. Some of my observations: all three of my XCR's had chatter marks in the barrels but once cleaned up they seem to shoot well and don't copper foul. The stock's they come with are too low for 50mm scopes without a raised comb of one type or another. As far as stocks go B&C stocks are as good or better than HS Percision stocks. The finish (paint) seems to stay on longer and be more durable. Also if you compare the bedding blocks the B&C is beefier(but weighs more). Both my 300 and my 308 XCR LRT's are heavy with the adjustable stocks 14 and 15 lbs. The 308 compact is an attempt to create a tack driving hunting rifle and keep it under 10 lbs. I to have had the Sendero's, the CDL SF's and some of the other 700's. The clean fluting (no external Chatter marks) black matt finish (on stainless)and smoothness of the action's of the XCR Tacticals drew me back to Remington, they take some work (unfortunately for the price you pay)gun) But when your finished you'll end up with "an interesting rifle".