![]() ![]() Section 9: Military Weapons Subject: Sniper Rifles Msg# 1184912
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I appreciate the link, but please forgive me--I have to comment on the article. I think it was written by someone without a deep knowledge of either rifle (or rifles in general). Comments on things like weight, finish, QC, etc., were a not terribly helpful. Over more than half a century of 700s and more than that of 70s means all those things varied wildly over the years. Spotty Remington QC, for example, largely was a comment based on Remington's problems in just the last ten years.
References to cartridge chamberings was utterly useless. Both rifles have been chambered for more options than one could list in an afternoon. And to prove that this was written by a newcomer to the discussion was the fact that out of the dozens upon dozens upon dozens of chamberings he could have listed, he decided to include, out of only twelve listed--the 6.5 Grendel and the 6.5 PRC. In the long history of these two rifles, both of these 6.5s are Johnny-come-lately and only appear to catch the attention to the Johnny-come-lately buyers to the rifle world. They have little to do with the history of these rifles, or the "which is better" question. By far the largest difference between these rifles in the action difference, which this writer barely touched on. He writes "Many Winchester rifles are considered to be controlled feed...", which he doesn't explain at all--though he says later that "...the controlled feed ensures you always properly rack around" (sic). Besides the controlled round vs. push feed, neither explained to beginners, he also doens't mention the difference in the ejectors nor the extractors. He also doeesn't explain his comments that Model 70s were for a few decades built as push feed rifles, just leaves us with the "many Winchester rifles are considered to be push feed" comment." If one is going to be helpful to beginners, be helpful. He mades other useless comments like the benefits of particular stocks, though both rifles have been sold with so many different stocks that any comments on them are utterly pointless. I could go on, but as you can see I thought the article was pretty bad. And yes, you did say it was just one man's opinion. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I have heard that the Remington was more accurate because of their lock-up? Both rifles have their pros and cons. Here's an article to read, although it's just one man's opinion. Harvey |