[ether]

I'm looking at the A1A. It has a 20" fluted and chrome-lined bull barrel. I believe these are made largely from Winchester parts.....action, receiver, and maybe barrel. My dealer just got one that included a 0.7" 5-shot test target. I was impressed with this rifle. Has anybody shot one?

[DeBee]

Haven't shot one yet.

By all accounts, this is a great rifle. I also desire the 20" barrel- I'd like the standard hinged floorplate not the magazine (less to lose). Accessories are being listed in the Brownells catalog. Should keep up with the Remington Police series (and I believe superior to them due to CRF, steel bottom metal, chrome lined barrel, safer safety). A simple trigger tune and a tactical scope & mounts and you're ready to go...

These SEEM tighter than your regular Classic M70, but that might be the finish wearing in. I'd want to examine one that has been put through it's paces after about 300-500 rounds to see if the cocking notch has galled. The firing spring is massive in the SA Classics...

Several stock options are now available, I'd try them all if I could- for fit before I threw down the cash...

You are really paying for the chrome lined barrel. I don't think you can just order one from Brownells... yet.

[Steve Smith]

Where can I get a look at these rifles?

[762x51]

Here you go Steve

http://www.fnhusa.com/contents/r_spr_7.htm

[Steve Smith]

Gracias, senior.

What are their real prices?

[JG]

They are nice, but are a bit pricey (the 24in FN police could be had for $900 when they came with HS Precision Stocks, now that they have McMillan the guns are $1300)..... also FN doesn't give a crap about civilian sales, they are all about Military and LE.

Here is a guy selling a NIB 20in SPR A1, its cheaper than I thought it would be (for an SPR).

http://www.sturmgewehr.com/webBBS/semi4sale.cgi?read=60796

[another48hrs]

Also, they have the same rifle that JG has shown for $1,199.99 at CDNNinvestments.

[762x51]

Impact Guns is selling the A1 for $1269. Nice guns but they aint cheap.

http://www.impactguns.com/store/fna1_police_308.html

[Kestrel]

I wonder what the accuracy of these is?

Steve

[ether]

Well like I said, my dealer's came with a 0.7" 5-shot test target.

[ether]

I just read that the barrel on FN's special police rifle is actually the same that is used on the M240 machine gun. Here's a pic:

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m240g.htm