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Old 08-16-2009, 08:37 AM
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Does anyone have the new Remington R-15 in 30 Reminginton AR?

If so, how about a range report?

Personally, I was wondering if a 7mm AR would have been better over the 6.8 mm and 30 Rem AR?

Just thinking out loud.

Anyone else have the same or similar thoughts?

Does anyone know if the R-15 uses the same AR mags or different mags for the 30 Rem AR?
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From what I understand, Remington R-15 is a camo Bushmaster AR 15 for hunting. I'm not sure but a magazine well is a magazine well. Should accept 10, 20 or 30. I don't know if they did anything to the Remington to be different to try and keep it off any potential future Ban List.
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Old 08-16-2009, 10:30 AM
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From what I understand, Remington R-15 is a camo Bushmaster AR 15 for hunting. I'm not sure but a magazine well is a magazine well. Should accept 10, 20 or 30. I don't know if they did anything to the Remington to be different to try and keep it off any potential future Ban List.
The "CS" model has an adjustable carbine stock. The other models are standard A2 stocks. None of them have a flash hider or bayonet lug, which are a couple of the "evil features".

Action-wise, it's a standard AR-A3. Good-looking rifles, albeit a tad pricey ($1000-1200 seems to be the auction prices). Arguably, though, a brand-name AR with a camo finish could run that high without much trouble. I wouldn't object to having one.

7mm AR would have been better over the 6.8 mm and 30 Rem AR

6.8SPC and .30RemAR fit in the 5.56x45 magazine well. The 7mm (presuming you're meaning 7mm-08?) is available in the R-25 model, which is similar to an AR-10 - and also available in .308 and .243Win - but requires a significantly longer magazine.

Any cartridge is a compromise one way or another.
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Aloha,

Actually, I was thinking more of a shorter round. Like the 30 AR necked down to 7mm. Still fit in the standard magazine.

I'm "presuming" that the 30 Rem AR uses a standard AR mag with no modifications?

Personally, I really don't understand the Why a new bullet (the 6.8) was created when the 7mm bullet is pretty good balistically.

But then, that's just me.
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Personally, I really don't understand the Why a new bullet (the 6.8) was created when the 7mm bullet is pretty good balistically.
Because, when you get to the heart of it, people love to tinker! Same reason we've got the .17HMR and .17HM2, the .357-44 Bain&Davis, .17-357 RG ...

I don't have a better answer for you!

(I wonder if anyone has necked a .45ACP down to .17 or .22... hmmm ...)
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