Basic characteristics of a long range rifle

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As you will quickly fine, there is no best answer for more then 1 thing. Compromise can still be competitive. Just depends on what you want and how much you want to spend.

Best is to start with objectives on what and how you intend to use their rifle. The more precise your objectives, the more precise the rifle specs.
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caustic said:
milspec tolerances are not that tight! military are happy with 1 mao grouping. if you go with a competition barrel the chambering, action will have tighter tolerances and in hunting / hard use situations dirt can pose a problem with the rifle functioning properly. thus the reason for looser tolerances with "milspec" must work in the sand type of thinking.
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Like others have said, the Milspec name used in the 5R is marketing jargon, nothing else. They're not US military rejects or surplus. Remington seems to limit production and doesn't disclose numbers ahead of time. I'm pretty certain this is solely for marketing purposes as well.
I've done about all the reading there is to be found on the net about these. That said, mine's very accurate for a factory rifle and the general consensus seems to echo my findings.
 
@ bearkilr: My understanding of milspec is the minimum level a product must pass set out by the US government defense dept. to ensure durability, reliability and whatever else they deem important to the item be it a back pack or boot or a rifle each will have their own sepc / standards required.
 
caustic said:
@ bearkilr: My understanding of milspec is the minimum level a product must pass set out by the US government defense dept. to ensure durability, reliability and whatever else they deem important to the item be it a back pack or boot or a rifle each will have their own sepc / standards required.
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Yes, that's the definition of "Milspec", but just like the definition of "tactical","SWAT",etc. it gets used for marketing a lot these days.

The 5R's Milspec name is supposedly in reference to the barrel only. What some claim is that the barrels are "rejects" which didn't meet the requirements for Remington's M24 Sniper rifle built for the US Army. Apparently these barrels are then turned down to a Remington Varmint contour. Since Remington never knows how many rejects they'll have in a certain year, the 5R is considered a limited production.
Perhaps the above is true. Regardless,it's an accurate rifle with a cool name.

Good article here:
http://www.snipercentral.com/milspec5r.phtml
 
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