Howdy all,
Thought that I would drop a few lines about my first impression of my most recent addition to the gun rack.
Here's some of the spec's put out by Remington:
Weight: 7.75 Seems more after awhile.
Barrel Length: 20" w/1-10" twist
Stock: Synthetic
Mag capacity: 4 rounds. Wished they had put at least two of them in there, but then I'd have wished for 20 rounds if they had. The good thing, the actual manufactorer is DPMS so you can buy their mags.
Mossy Oak Treestand Finish. Seems a bit thick to me, but then it should last for a while.
So I was finally able to get out to the range this past Sunday with my brother and tried to get the R25 with Leupold 3x9x40mm scoped in. I should have paid to get it bore sighted as my shoulder eventually paid the price that would have hurt the wallet less.
Yes, I believed someone's review when they said it had a light recoil. Now granted, I did put over 30 rounds downrange, but, it still ended up making me say, okay... I'm done.
I fired two different types of 150gr soft point ammo trying to find something that would be affordable and yet retain some accuracy. I tried Monarch (Academy cheap s..tuff) and Federal (Wal-Mart cheap stuff) and it seems the gun had no problem with either. I also had some Winchester, but the shoulder gave out before I could try it out. I will say, that I'd suggest if you ever are in Academy and see the Monarch ammo on the shelf, leave it there. I had several primer burn throughs.
I'll head back out this next Sunday, if possible, and try the Winchester and some Remington I picked up, and see what their results will be. I still have some fine tuning with scoping it in to do yet, but, I'm thinking the R25 will be as accurate as I've read, and my younger brother feels that it will definately give his bolt action .308 a run for it's money.
I have purchased a bi-pod for it, as I likes my morning coffee, and I really need to have a more stable platform.
Anway, hope this has helped at least somewhat. I'll post again next week with a possible conclusion.
Thought that I would drop a few lines about my first impression of my most recent addition to the gun rack.
Here's some of the spec's put out by Remington:
Weight: 7.75 Seems more after awhile.
Barrel Length: 20" w/1-10" twist
Stock: Synthetic
Mag capacity: 4 rounds. Wished they had put at least two of them in there, but then I'd have wished for 20 rounds if they had. The good thing, the actual manufactorer is DPMS so you can buy their mags.
Mossy Oak Treestand Finish. Seems a bit thick to me, but then it should last for a while.
So I was finally able to get out to the range this past Sunday with my brother and tried to get the R25 with Leupold 3x9x40mm scoped in. I should have paid to get it bore sighted as my shoulder eventually paid the price that would have hurt the wallet less.
Yes, I believed someone's review when they said it had a light recoil. Now granted, I did put over 30 rounds downrange, but, it still ended up making me say, okay... I'm done.
I fired two different types of 150gr soft point ammo trying to find something that would be affordable and yet retain some accuracy. I tried Monarch (Academy cheap s..tuff) and Federal (Wal-Mart cheap stuff) and it seems the gun had no problem with either. I also had some Winchester, but the shoulder gave out before I could try it out. I will say, that I'd suggest if you ever are in Academy and see the Monarch ammo on the shelf, leave it there. I had several primer burn throughs.
I'll head back out this next Sunday, if possible, and try the Winchester and some Remington I picked up, and see what their results will be. I still have some fine tuning with scoping it in to do yet, but, I'm thinking the R25 will be as accurate as I've read, and my younger brother feels that it will definately give his bolt action .308 a run for it's money.
I have purchased a bi-pod for it, as I likes my morning coffee, and I really need to have a more stable platform.
Anway, hope this has helped at least somewhat. I'll post again next week with a possible conclusion.