I just got mine shooting last weekend and did a write up look here:
http://www.pistolsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=22512&highlight=
I have read the snipershide write ups and its a mixed bag. To date I haven't been able to get any real facts on these rifles. I know they were very limited production, but as to whether this was an overrun of M24 barrels,semi finished overuns, or out of spec barrels there doesn't seem to be any credible source of information, all rumors. I also think that some of this is tainted by some of these floks spent almost $3000 dollars on a rifle and you can't be getting that kind of performance for 25% of what I spent. These rifles aren't a M40A1 there are a lot of quality differences between the GA Precision rifles and a stock Remington, better stock, better quality barrel, better bottom metal. But bang for the your buck, if mine is representative of these rifles you are getting a lot of accuracy for a lot less money. If you want to fiddle with it send it to GA Precision, his actions cost around $500 ( pretty straight Brownells price, no critisim ) so you will have no more than $300 out if you want him to full boat this rifle up to his "Rock" rifle. But I would strongly suggest you spend some range time with it first, your list of improvements might get a lot shorter if you do.
I had a laundry list of improvements ready for mine before I shot it, that right now is been trimmed down to trigger work, new scope and rings/mounts. I also am considering restocking it, but I got to tell you when I get something that shoots like my rifle does I am very leary of fiddling with it, and changing things run the risk of decreasing accuracy not improving it.
I know what I have and my results with this rifle are impressive. Is this a Boots Obeymeyer barrel, heck no, but the cost of the rifle is within $200.00 of getting a Obermeyer barrel and having it installed.
Look around on price I got mine for $799.00, although Tuners did have these on sale at around $860 on sale. Incidently the write up stuff of the Remington LE sight is 'NOT" this rifle, don't fool yourself this is not an LE version, it has a J-Lock, and although Remington obviously borrowed something from the M-24 rifles when they made these, they are not the same rifle. These are a "C" code rifle so they came out of the custom shop, I am not broadcasting these are full custom rifles but that prefix is a custom shop rifle of some sort. Until I find out differently my guess is Remington had an overrun of several hundred 5-R barrels gave them to the custom shop who satin finished them in stainless and installed them on 700 actions. When my action was checked by my smith with blueing he said I was getting about 98% contact on the lugs, the barrel throat I haven't checked. I am sure of this number cause I was looking to buy another new Remington from him and had him check the action, and he said the the other rifle was only about 90% and not near as good as the
5-R rifle. If somebody does find a write up on these please post the link as I for one would like the information on these, I will do the same, but my smith has even called Remington on these and there doesn't seem to be much information, even as to production numbers.