@308Nomad
Does anyone here besides me actually own one? I highly doubt it. It's weird how everyone I've talked to that owns a CSR or has shot a CSR love the rifle, but people who have never even seen one in person will dog pile about how it's a piece of shit. It's a great fucking gun, it can fill various roles from hunting to target shooting, but it's also unique and people buy them just because it's different and they love how it looks. The 16k number was probably what the first 2 dozen prototypes cost, as mentioned earlier the commercial ones were somewhere around 7k.
I have one of the original prototypes that was made by XTSP for Remington and 2 of my friends bought the civilian ones. All 3 of us love our CSR's! They're great guns and they're very unique. I just sold my almost complete prototype PSR kit, but I'd never even think about selling my CSR. In fact, I just purchased the correct silencer for it (AAC SDN6, old tech, but that's what's correct, it is what it is). You said that it's your favorite rifle by the way it looks and that's awesome! Not every single gun has to be function over form, sometimes you just want to buy a gun that looks good to you. I lost count of how many guns I own when I got into triple digits and it's a collection of a quantity of quality. There are dozens of guns in my collection that I bought because I just flat out liked the way they looked. Buying a gun that looks good to you is as valid of a reason as any when buying a gun. I want to see more people buying more guns for any reason or no reason at all. Guns are fucking awesome, buy what you like for any reason you want.
Back to the CSR, it not only looks awesome, but it's extremely portable. I can disassemble it in under a minute and reassemble it in under a minute. It's one of the easiest rifles to takedown, unlike other options that use multiple wrenches or vises. It's extremely compact and will fit in a regular size backpack. They come with a roll-up bag as well, that's what I've been using to transport it. I could carry that little roll-up bag everywhere and no one would even think twice that there's a rifle in it. Also people's reactions to it being pulled out and quickly assembled are pretty funny, they're always blown away by how fast and easy it is! My buddies have nicknamed my CSR the "James Bond rifle" because of the roll-up bag and extremely fast assembly. How many other bolt action sniper rifles can you think of that completely breakdown to the degree that the CSR can? I can't think of any others, it's a very cool, unique rifle.
Well, I actually can think of another rifle that breaks down into a small, discreet package. It's a 1 off prototype that the Crane NSWC armorers made. I've been asking a friend if he can build me one, but no luck on that. Check it out, it's a similar concept as the Remington CSR, but done in a completely different way. It's an awesome rifle that I would love to own, just because I could:
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/05/17/nswc-crane-develop-improved-takedown-precision-rifle/
The CSR was created for one purpose, to be put in a pack while the user is in plainclothes, brought to a final firing position, assembled, fire a subsonic bullet out to 300 yards max, disassemble, egress and blend into the other people around you. All of this has to happen in the shortest amount of time possible. I got this information directly from Tom Meyers, who is the guy who made the prototypes for Remington. I don't care if this is a useful role or not or if there's better options for this task. This is what the military wanted and this is what Remington delivered, it's that cut and dry. I obviously don't use it like that, I shoot targets at a square range.
The Bartlein barrel on my CSR is a lot better than the civilian rifles with Remington barrels, although the Remington CSR barrels seem to shoot better than the Remington PSR/MSR barrels and they will easily hold under 1 MOA. My Bartlein barrel actually has a different twist rate than the civilian production Remington barrels, since the prototype CSR's like mine were originally meant to shoot a subsonic bullet at 300 yards or less. I've never shot a subsonic round out of my CSR and it will handle the Mk316 Mod 0 ammo just fine at longer ranges (the pics below are at 400 yards, way too easy, I wish I could stretch it out more).
I recently brought my CSR to a clone shoot and it was one of the rifles that everyone wanted to shoot. This rifle and my Mk12 SPR with an original 5th Group used upper that was brought into Afghanistan 1 month after 9/11 were the highlights for many of the guys at the shoot. I wish I had brought more ammo for it, I think we went through half a dozen boxes of Mk316 Mod 0 ammo! If you want one, go buy one (well, if you can find one). All of the other options people suggested are also great, but if you want a CSR, then buy a CSR. And then buy the rest of the rifles that are mentioned in this thread.
I just noticed that you're in Norway, so there's probably no chance of you ever getting an actual CSR, so the guys who said to buy a Cadex chassis with your choice of barreled action or to get something like a Q Fix or Sig Cross had great recommendations. Those rifles will never be close to what the CSR actually is, but you'll still end up with a small and manageable rifle. Also, Cadex designed this chassis with Remington, but these Remington RACS chassis weren't produced by Cadex, they were made by some other company. I'm lazy and just call it a Cadex chassis, lol.
I have plenty of guns that fill specific rolls from prairie dog hunting to home defense, and some crazy oddball shit like 2 project rifles that are chambered in a .10 Eichelberger Long Rifle. The point of owning a rifle chambered in a .10 caliber is purely for entertainment, since it doesn't serve any practical purpose. This goes back to what you said about liking the way the CSR looks. I bought the CSR because it puts a smile on my face every time I shoot it, not because I'm some sort of secret squirrel wannabe. I also love the way it looks and it's an extremely fun rifle to shoot! It's your money, do what makes you happy and it's always a good thing to keep buying more guns!
Also check out this thread. I don't know who this guy is, but he loves his CSR as well. I really like the Pelican case he put everything into, that's a very small and extremely discreet way to store and transport the CSR. They're just awesome and fun rifles, I highly recommend the CSR to anyone who just wants something different.
https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/remington-defense-concealable-sniper-rifle.7009764/
Here's my rifle at the clone shoot, the guy who's shooting my CSR in the last photo was absolutely in love with the rifle and wanted to buy it from me! He definitely shot it more than anyone else too. I've got an AAC SD on it right now, but that's going to be replaced with the SDN6 when I get the stamp for it. What a great looking rifle!
Since you like the Cadex chassis look, there's also some larger options available.
Here's the prototype PSR I recently sold, which I regret since it's a great rifle! I had Bartlein barrels for it, not the dog shit Remington barrels that cost them their contract. It's set-up with a .338 Lapua barrel in this pic. The coloration looks pretty close to the ones CAG was running. I like it this way, I hate the way they look in all FDE. Legit S&B PSR scope and an NSN marked SF silencer to bring everything together. I kept the scope and silencer, I didn't want to part with those pieces.
Here's my Mk15 Mod 1, it's as legit as you can possibly get. Every single part on it is contract overrun, including a very specific Cadex chassis that is Crane spec and not publicly available, and 1 of 4 known contract overrun McMillan Bros M88 SASR PIP receivers. I recently swapped out the PSR scope with a contract overrun S&B 3-27x56 High Power in an OPS AWP PSR mount. If you like the cadex look, you can't go wrong with one in .50 BMG!
@308Nomad, you said that you looked through the entire Precision Rifles photo thread, so you've seen some of these photos before. Here's a few pics that just have modern bolt action sniper rifles in them. You can see a few Cadex and Remington RACS chassis in it, and if that's what you like, then go for it! Cadex makes a great chassis and you can drop your favorite barreled action into it. Do what you want, have fun with it! Let me know if you want anymore pics of my CSR or any of these other rifles (except the PSR, that one is in a new home and the buyer absolutely loves it too!).
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