.45man
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Fellow AR-15 types,
I am somewhat new to the AR-15 thing, been doing target shooting w/ handguns and bolt guns for 15 years.....but the black rifle is lots of fun!!
PICTURES:
Just wanted to report on a recently purchased and tested, out-of-the-box RRA AR-15 rifle. Seen here!!.
AR-15s shown in the picture:
Far right: 16" RRA Tac with a ATN red dot job.
Middle is a "pre-forward assist" SP1 with a Leupold VX-III 2.5x8x40.
On the left is the 20" RRA Varmint rifle, fitted with a Leupold VX-III 8.5x25x40 scope inside Leupold Mark IV mounts, also sporting a Versapod.
ACCURACY:
Anyway, back to the accuracy test. I shot the varmint rifle today from 250 yards at some property I own (seen here) and the groups are as follows:
Factory Federal Premium 80gr HPBT Match: 10 shots into 1.2 inches (wow!!)
75gr Hornady AMAX, 25.5gr W748, Rem 7-1/2BR primers, R-P Cases: 10 shots 1.75 inches
53gr Seirra HP Match, 25.5gr H335, Rem 7-1/2BR primers, R-P Case: 10 shots 2.0 inches.
By my standards, this is a decent factory rifle out of the box. I had calm sunny conditions, a great rifle rest, and tried to be consistant for all shots.
One thing going for the RRA rifles is the great triggers. Really nice.
Just wanted to pass this along for folks considering purchasing an AR-15, you cant go wrong with the quality and price of a RRA. The varmint rifle cost me about $850. Of course the scope, mounts, versapod added alot more......lots of fun!!
Now I just have to work harder on my reloads to beat the factory.....I can believe how good that stuff was......
I am somewhat new to the AR-15 thing, been doing target shooting w/ handguns and bolt guns for 15 years.....but the black rifle is lots of fun!!
PICTURES:
Just wanted to report on a recently purchased and tested, out-of-the-box RRA AR-15 rifle. Seen here!!.
AR-15s shown in the picture:
Far right: 16" RRA Tac with a ATN red dot job.
Middle is a "pre-forward assist" SP1 with a Leupold VX-III 2.5x8x40.
On the left is the 20" RRA Varmint rifle, fitted with a Leupold VX-III 8.5x25x40 scope inside Leupold Mark IV mounts, also sporting a Versapod.
ACCURACY:
Anyway, back to the accuracy test. I shot the varmint rifle today from 250 yards at some property I own (seen here) and the groups are as follows:
Factory Federal Premium 80gr HPBT Match: 10 shots into 1.2 inches (wow!!)
75gr Hornady AMAX, 25.5gr W748, Rem 7-1/2BR primers, R-P Cases: 10 shots 1.75 inches
53gr Seirra HP Match, 25.5gr H335, Rem 7-1/2BR primers, R-P Case: 10 shots 2.0 inches.
By my standards, this is a decent factory rifle out of the box. I had calm sunny conditions, a great rifle rest, and tried to be consistant for all shots.
One thing going for the RRA rifles is the great triggers. Really nice.
Just wanted to pass this along for folks considering purchasing an AR-15, you cant go wrong with the quality and price of a RRA. The varmint rifle cost me about $850. Of course the scope, mounts, versapod added alot more......lots of fun!!
Now I just have to work harder on my reloads to beat the factory.....I can believe how good that stuff was......