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  1. Pros/Cons of 5R rifling | Sniper's Hide Forum

    Jun 16, 2007 · Looking at Bartlein barrels & almost all of them are 5R rifled. Going to be rebarralling my 300 WM soon. Has a Krieger 1-10 with 3100 rnds on it now. What are your thoughts?

  2. A toast to the venerable Remington 700 5R mil-spec

    Jan 17, 2023 · My Remington 700 5R rifles are New Old Stock from the now defunct Remington Arms. I have no idea of the quality of the new RemArms rifles and am still purchasing Remington Arms. I …

  3. 5R vs 4 Groove - Sniper's Hide

    Jun 17, 2020 · The whole chambering and chatter thing I don’t see it. We ourselves chamber in excess of a 1000 barrels a year and probably 60% of those are 5R style rifling and we don’t see any issues …

  4. Range Report - 5R rifling......what is the truth? - Sniper's Hide

    Dec 6, 2009 · The 5R barrel on the 700SS is indeed a hammer-forged barrel and while it is not the equivalent of a custom barrel, the entire rifle can be had for a grand and it shoots well enough.

  5. Gunsmithing - 5R or 6 groove barrel | Sniper's Hide Forum

    Feb 14, 2012 · A lot of shooters use the 5R rifling like the M24 barrel's have. It seems to be very popular. The M40 barrels use 6groove rifling. Is there any pro's or con's between them or is one …

  6. Remington 5R MilSpec twist | Sniper's Hide Forum

    Mar 5, 2012 · Re: Remington 5R MilSpec twist It's fairly easy to measure twist with swiveling cleaning rod. Attach a brush and insert it a few inches into the bore from the muzzle end. Mark the exact place …

  7. 5 R rifling - Is it better? - Long Range Hunting Forum

    Feb 3, 2017 · 5 R rifling, with its odd number of lands and grooves has each land opposing a groove. It also has radiused groove corners, supposedly giving a better gas seal. It has been claimed that 5 R …

  8. Remington 5R barrels | Sniper's Hide Forum

    Feb 16, 2019 · Two part question here.. Is there a distinct advantage to Remington's 5R barrels other than they are made from stainless steel, over the carbon steel as far as accuracy or durability? if that …

  9. Remington 700 w/ 5R barrel?????? - Long Range Hunting Forum

    Apr 17, 2003 · The 5R barrels out performed all of the barrels they evaluated. The US Army chose the 5R barrel, but Boots could not handle the production for the Army contract. Remington was awarded …

  10. My Review of Remington 5R Gen 2 in 6.5 CM - Long Range Hunting …

    Jul 17, 2016 · Picked up one of these on sale from midway for 745.00. Ordered a Triggertech Primary, Area 419 20 MOA rail, ARC M10 extra low rings ans an SWFA 3-15 FFP mil/mil scope. Got …