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New caliber for me, questions and suggestions
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1292399" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>If I have had 1, I have had a ten 6-groove barrels. Only 1 ever gave me a problem with accuracy, and it was a sporter .338 WinMag barrel (shot softball sized groups at 100). I'm not knocking the ole' faithful 6-groove, because I still have a bunch of them on rifles, but when they wear out, they're getting a 5R replacement. Once broken-in (or hand-lapped) the standard rifled barrels will also collect very little copper and will retain accuracy longer between cleanings. Most of my 6-grooves have been hand-lapped, but my standard broken-in 6-groove barrels are just as smooth and easy to clean as my 5R barrels. They are also capable of just as good of accuracy. That being said, not everybody has a gunsmith handy, and not everybody wants to buy a new rifle, and run it to the smith for a full accruing package (if they don't know how to do this themselves). For those folks, the 5R rifles are the best out of the box option.</p><p></p><p>You do pay to get one, but IMO, if you want one of the best factory rifles with the best factory action, in one of the best factory-offered stocks (HS Precision)...The 5R series Remingtons are where it's at. Also, don't forget, those HS Precision stocks are $400 by themselves, so that's where a lot of that up-pricing comes from on the 5R, Sendero, and specialty model rifles. Plus, the stainless finish with the jeweled bolt is usually about $100 more than chrome moly and blued finish. So, that would explain the $500 difference in price right there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1292399, member: 12995"] If I have had 1, I have had a ten 6-groove barrels. Only 1 ever gave me a problem with accuracy, and it was a sporter .338 WinMag barrel (shot softball sized groups at 100). I'm not knocking the ole' faithful 6-groove, because I still have a bunch of them on rifles, but when they wear out, they're getting a 5R replacement. Once broken-in (or hand-lapped) the standard rifled barrels will also collect very little copper and will retain accuracy longer between cleanings. Most of my 6-grooves have been hand-lapped, but my standard broken-in 6-groove barrels are just as smooth and easy to clean as my 5R barrels. They are also capable of just as good of accuracy. That being said, not everybody has a gunsmith handy, and not everybody wants to buy a new rifle, and run it to the smith for a full accruing package (if they don't know how to do this themselves). For those folks, the 5R rifles are the best out of the box option. You do pay to get one, but IMO, if you want one of the best factory rifles with the best factory action, in one of the best factory-offered stocks (HS Precision)...The 5R series Remingtons are where it's at. Also, don't forget, those HS Precision stocks are $400 by themselves, so that's where a lot of that up-pricing comes from on the 5R, Sendero, and specialty model rifles. Plus, the stainless finish with the jeweled bolt is usually about $100 more than chrome moly and blued finish. So, that would explain the $500 difference in price right there. [/QUOTE]
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