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Remington R-25, No .260

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Well, I am sure most of the readers here are familiar with the new AR based 308 class rifle that Remington has released called the R-25. It is a AR10 type of rifle and remington is claiming it is the most advanced 308 class AR design out there and that it is geared toward the hunter, etc etc. The camo pattern on it is okay, and it does have a medium weight 20″ barrel for long range accuracy.

Remington Photo

This is all fine and dandy, and the rifle is positioned to be a longer range AR rifle, but what I do not understand is their caliber selection. Once again, the same company that has their name branded to the 6.5-08 (260 Remington) has missed the opportunity to let the very good long range 260 show what it can do in one of their premier rifles. As it is, it is chambered in the 308, 7mm-08 and 243. The Rate of twist on the 308 is 1:10″ which is good, and the .243 can be a good choice, but the rate of twist on the .243 is 1:10″ which is not fast enough to do the excellent heavier bullets.

To me, I do not see how the 7mm-08 could outsell the .260 so the caliber choice is a bit odd… but hey, what do I know?

MEL

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