remmington R 15 223 ??

[s.forktraveler]

have been looking for a fun shooter that i could afford to buy ammunition for & or reload i really am not sure about semi auto but it looks like it could be a lot of fun -- only negative i read was very heavy trigger but maybe there is something i could do about that ? any info on the remmington (i think it was R 15) semi auto varmint rifle in 223 would be appreciated --

 

[redbullitt]

The one I had for a while shot very well. It was the longer, "rifle" configuration. I only got rid of it because I wanted a carbine with a shorter barrel.

It was reliable and shot under 3 moa with surplus fmj ammo. Closer to 1.5 moa with generic 55g handloads. Shot a bit over 1 moa with Black Hills ammo. I would say it is a solid shooter, especially if you get some good ammunition in it. I could ring IPSC steel out to 400 yards with it very boringly with decent ammo. I never did a load specifically for it since it did all I needed it to without going to the trouble.

If you find one at a price point you like, i say grab it. I think you will be happy with it.
For what it's worth, I really liked the trigger on mine. Heavy for a bench gun, but that is not what it is. It had an excellent "fighting" trigger on it.

I was never a big fan of the camo pattern on it, so I painted it. Problem solved lol.

 

[greyling22]

I'd say buy whatever you can find. ar's are pretty scarce around here. I had a spikes 16" standard chrome lined middy that shot shot better than redbullit says his r15 did. Ar's are pretty accurate. I think you get a better gun for similar money with rock river arms, but they are WAY backordered.