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Offline JTD305

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New Remington Model 700 XHR
« on: February 21, 2009, 08:34:42 AM »
What does everbody think of the new Remington XHR? I like the looks and 22" barrel, but for the money, I think Remington should have used a better stock.  Might make for a nice whitetail rifle.
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Re: New Remington Model 700 XHR
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2009, 08:51:09 AM »
I like that you can get it in both long and short action. I like the Super Cell recoil pad. I also like that it has the external adjustable X-Mark Pro trigger. As far as the stock goes, I could see where the Hogue Overmolded accents would help out on a wet day and the stiffness of the forearm just has to be stronger than if the entire stock was a Hogue Overmold with only the pillar bedding. Also really like the Realtree AP HD camo color of the stock.

I like the fact that the barrel has a magnum contour, but I just can't warm up to the rectangular shape. I also like that the barrel and action have an oxidized finish like the tacticals of last year. Overall, it looks like a nice rifle and would indeed make a great whitetail rig, especially in .270 Winchester.
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Re: New Remington Model 700 XHR
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2009, 12:47:34 PM »
My local gun shop ordered a bunch this month.  He said it was going to be a while before he got em.  I got one of the VTR models (308) and it is a shooter.  I just need to decide which caliber.
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Re: New Remington Model 700 XHR
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2009, 02:07:15 PM »
Quote from: Skunk on February 21, 2009, 08:51:09 AM
I like that you can get it in both long and short action. I like the Super Cell recoil pad. I also like that it has the external adjustable X-Mark Pro trigger. As far as the stock goes, I could see where the Hogue Overmolded accents would help out on a wet day and the stiffness of the forearm just has to be stronger than if the entire stock was a Hogue Overmold with only the pillar bedding. Also really like the Realtree AP HD camo color of the stock.

I like the fact that the barrel has a magnum contour, but I just can't warm up to the rectangular shape. I also like that the barrel and action have an oxidized finish like the tacticals of last year. Overall, it looks like a nice rifle and would indeed make a great whitetail rig, especially in .270 Winchester.

I was thinking of one in 270 as well.  For that kind of money I would like to see an XCR type with the bedding block.
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