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<blockquote data-quote="Montana&#039;eer" data-source="post: 1845823" data-attributes="member: 113417"><p>I've been a lurker on this forum for years, read a lot of posts, found this one and felt I had some valuable feedback esp regarding the reputed accuracy of the 5R Rems.</p><p></p><p>First off this is my first 2 Remington rifles I've owned. My current go to rig is a Browning x-bolt Hells Canyon in 7mm-mag. Love it. My load is 160 Nosler partitions just shy of 3,100 fps and it's a mule deer smashing machine.</p><p>However this past December a buddy of mine who has a small shop called and said his supplier had a heck of a deal on a year end inventory deal IF he bought 5 certain Remington models. He said if I bought two I'd get them at his cost. On top of that there was a $75 rebate on each- so I jumped. I won't publish the price but I could sell one and basically have a free rifle.</p><p></p><p>I bought a 6.5 creedmoor and a 20" .308. I really like the handy size of the 20" barrel and it may complement my main rig which has a 26" tube.</p><p></p><p>I grabbed a box of Federal GMM, 168 gr variety and started break in and sight in. I had a vx3 4.5-14x40 lying around so I mounted it up. Used factory ammo to sight in, then started load testing using 5 shots first of Federal as a general benchmark, the starting my loads at 43gr IMR 4064, working up .3gr increments, .030 off the lands measuring velocity and groups.</p><p>Shooting top left working right. I got as far as 43.6 gr and pressure signs began and accuracy fell apart. I have less than 30 rounds down this tube! I've got a group less than .2" at 110yards.</p><p>That is the fastest I've ever worked a load.</p><p></p><p>The rifle is bone stock out of the box.</p><p></p><p>Pretty amazing in my book..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Montana'eer, post: 1845823, member: 113417"] I’ve been a lurker on this forum for years, read a lot of posts, found this one and felt I had some valuable feedback esp regarding the reputed accuracy of the 5R Rems. First off this is my first 2 Remington rifles I’ve owned. My current go to rig is a Browning x-bolt Hells Canyon in 7mm-mag. Love it. My load is 160 Nosler partitions just shy of 3,100 fps and it’s a mule deer smashing machine. However this past December a buddy of mine who has a small shop called and said his supplier had a heck of a deal on a year end inventory deal IF he bought 5 certain Remington models. He said if I bought two I’d get them at his cost. On top of that there was a $75 rebate on each- so I jumped. I won’t publish the price but I could sell one and basically have a free rifle. I bought a 6.5 creedmoor and a 20” .308. I really like the handy size of the 20” barrel and it may complement my main rig which has a 26” tube. I grabbed a box of Federal GMM, 168 gr variety and started break in and sight in. I had a vx3 4.5-14x40 lying around so I mounted it up. Used factory ammo to sight in, then started load testing using 5 shots first of Federal as a general benchmark, the starting my loads at 43gr IMR 4064, working up .3gr increments, .030 off the lands measuring velocity and groups. Shooting top left working right. I got as far as 43.6 gr and pressure signs began and accuracy fell apart. I have less than 30 rounds down this tube! I’ve got a group less than .2” at 110yards. That is the fastest I’ve ever worked a load. The rifle is bone stock out of the box. Pretty amazing in my book.. [/QUOTE]
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