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Woodsman wrote:I would love to have a semi-auto rifle that had a strong, very steady collapsible target stock with good ergos where just the barrel could be changed out with a barrel sleeve wrench (to specified torque), or locked into place with a well designed mechanism where the receiver was scoped and iron sights were dovetailed to the barrel. If the whole thing with a couple different barrels would be able to fit into a briefcase or small case for storage, that would be just about perfect. I would expect it's available today for $10k by some precision machinist, but that's not exactly in my budget. LOL!
diamondcutter13 wrote:XCR is nowhere near $200 but it is sub $3k and available in 6.8 if that floats your boat. Modularity is great, reliability is ok, accuracy is comparable to a stock AR. Alex Robinson needs a kick in the nuts for his customer service but the product is interesting.
http://www.robarm.com/resources/products/xcrlstd/index.aspx
Woodsman wrote:Thanks for your comments DC13 - I know about Robinson arms (and a whole lot of the others as well), but $3k is really a bit more than I would like to spend. Bushmaster's ACR is similar and cheaper as well.
Plus, most of the mil-spec targeting companies such as Robinson et. al. do not consider .22LR as a valid chambering since it is not often used in combat roles.
Also, the 6.8 is not an ideal cartridge because the bullets have a limited b.c. compared to the 6.5 bullets which have been developed extensively in competition (The swedes had it right when they designed the mauser). I want to shoot 600y & 1,000y competitions occasionally with it and even set it up for a mile shoot. 6.8 (or 270 short as I like to call it) is not the greatest round for the longer distance shooting.
.260 remington would probably be more what I had in mind, but only AR-10s and LR-308s chamber that one because of its longer COAL. I have considered a LR308 - or rather LR260 (panther arms) (precision is good - and the price is right at around $1k for stock flat top), but alas, I do not know if a dedicated .22LR kit is available for it (doubt it - looked, but haven't seen it). ...and of course, again is the issue of non-take down and/or "stowability".
They are all just forms of various metals, I am not sure why a nice take down rifle isn't available on the market unless they are scared of some idiot putting it together wrong and then suing them for it (probably).
Oh well, one can dream...Unless I find something more suitable, I will probably just purchase a CMMG and build a case for the upper receiver with barrel mounted to it in a diagonal position and the lower, mags and cleaning stuff in the other spaces.diamondcutter13 wrote:XCR is nowhere near $200 but it is sub $3k and available in 6.8 if that floats your boat. Modularity is great, reliability is ok, accuracy is comparable to a stock AR. Alex Robinson needs a kick in the nuts for his customer service but the product is interesting.
http://www.robarm.com/resources/products/xcrlstd/index.aspx
Catlover1958 wrote:zuluninja wrote:my first thread here was asking about a good, cheap .22 rifle. Didn't you tell me to get a 10/22? Price hovers around the $200 mark
I like the old zip gun, but however, those antennna are hard to come by anymore, plus not accurate, when shooting at somebody, like an "Entitlement Person" whose benefits have stopped and are on the "Warpath" reverting back to his jungle habits.
diamondcutter13 wrote:Shooting 6.5 and .22 on the same platform would pretty have to be an AR of some type unless you go custom I think.
My own take down .22 papoose will be getting a pelican case (similar to the one you posted pics of) with some appropriate tools and equipment included inside.
What kind of long range competition do you like to do? F-Class, service rifle, or just fun shoots?
Woodsman wrote:I changed my mind. I decided it wasn't worth it to spend $600 on a CMMG just to have the AR-15 lower, and instead spent $187.62, including tax on a Remington model 597 with a 3-9x32 scope mounted to it. (Good ole' wally world)
I will be testing this for precision today.
It feels great in the hand. I disassembled it last night, which requires (2) different hex wrenches. It was a snap, but unfortunately that has to be done every time a proper bore cleaning happens so that is sort of a pita.
The reticle of the scope is pretty thick. I'm thinking it's 1moa at the thinnest section, but I will make a better note of that once I am out at the range later today.
The barrel is a 20" bull, the stock is a HS-Precision style (forget the term of this kind) and it feels great in the hand. I am looking forward to shooting this type of "typical" rifle - it has been nearly 2 years since I have (I think).
This rifle is made in Kentucky, USA. Scope is probably made in China. Only thing suggesting Remington has anything to do with it is the "R" on the windage knob cap. LOFL.
Report coming soon.
Woodsman wrote:It's not quite a tack driver, but surprisingly impressive for such a cheap rifle.
I think overall, this is an exceptional value for < $190 out the door
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