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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1430220" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>No, they're not. That is internet rumor. The "scrap barrels" rumor got started from a post made on the internet from some "expert" claiming the first few years of "5R Milspec" rifles were made from M24 barrels that supposedly "didn't make the accuracy cut" for the AMU (Army Marksmanship Unit)...Which WAS sort-of true for the first couple years...Rem used 2nd pick barrels, not first-pick. But they were still very accurate, because the AMU competes in many annual competitions, and the snipers need the most precision instruments they can get, they must have the most precision barrels available to them (Schneider builds them), usually averaging around .25 MOA groups.</p><p></p><p>So, to set things straight, the 5R rifles have been made since around 2000... After a couple years of using the leftover barrels, Remington realized their potential and started producing the "5R Milspec" as a limited production model from first-pick barrels and receivers. The whole "scrap barrels" thing has been long passed for over 15 years.</p><p></p><p>So, to make a long story short, NO, they are not made from "scrap barrels", and have not been for nearly 15 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1430220, member: 12995"] No, they're not. That is internet rumor. The "scrap barrels" rumor got started from a post made on the internet from some "expert" claiming the first few years of "5R Milspec" rifles were made from M24 barrels that supposedly "didn't make the accuracy cut" for the AMU (Army Marksmanship Unit)...Which WAS sort-of true for the first couple years...Rem used 2nd pick barrels, not first-pick. But they were still very accurate, because the AMU competes in many annual competitions, and the snipers need the most precision instruments they can get, they must have the most precision barrels available to them (Schneider builds them), usually averaging around .25 MOA groups. So, to set things straight, the 5R rifles have been made since around 2000... After a couple years of using the leftover barrels, Remington realized their potential and started producing the "5R Milspec" as a limited production model from first-pick barrels and receivers. The whole "scrap barrels" thing has been long passed for over 15 years. So, to make a long story short, NO, they are not made from "scrap barrels", and have not been for nearly 15 years. [/QUOTE]
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