Are the FN SPR enthusiasts extinct?
- Thread starter mahiman
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The A3G is fairly unique for sure. Fortunately it isn't my rifle, so I'm not in the conundrum of whether to mess with it or leave it alone.
I messed with an A1 and A2 instead
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I messed with an A1 and A2 instead
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He already replied here that it is not. Factory bottom metal has a duck bill type geometry. LRI bottom metal is slimmer and more rounded.
Another thing ive been contemplating and have done until now, leaving it as is because it is a bit of a unicorn and wont be coming back. That said, Im not a gun collector, I use my rifles and if they dont serve a purpose I dont really need to hang on to them. However, this gun has some sentimental value to me since it was the first real bolt gun I bought and I saved up for over a year to buy it since I was poor but wanted the best. I just think i'd shoot it much more if it had a DBM, was suppressed, and probably had a way to put a PVS30 on it.
Post 1731 by LRI says it does not fit the factory OEM inlet, now I am not sure if they mean the TBM or the a3g bdl style
I don’t think it’s going to ever be worth collector money. For that reason I say thread it and get the dbm. These two things sound like they will get you using it more often and that is what’s important. Use it and enjoy it, life’s to short to be worried about it being worth money it probably never really will be worth. More value In enjoying it imo! Send it to lri and enjoy it, things awesome
Well, if I was in your shoes, I would certainly not modify it, if it’s not what you desire now? I would sell it…. (I think you would find it will bring really good money being original, except for the paint,), and then build a rifle to meet your current desires (there are FN SPR actions out there for sale), you’d be money ahead, just one perspective, respectfully….. M
Anybody know the differences from SPR to PBR? I'm thinking of getting one but I'm only familiar with the SPRs.
The barrel and stock. I can't remember if the PBR came with the Neer base, maybe that too. The actions, triggers, and bottom metal are the same.
Perfect! I mostly wanted to know the difference on the barreled actions and you answered that. I've also heard some were not trued. All the SPRs are but maybe the ones that aren't trued were the TSRs and the PBRs did come trued?
I have plenty of stocks and bottom metals so if I do buy it, I'll have options.
Lots of posts in this thread saying they were trued, but never seen an official document from FN stating such.I was under the impression they were. Good to know.
Although a half moa guarantee on the a3g does lead me to believe they were either trued or the receiver threads were very carefully cut which would be the same thing
Well I just got a winning bid on an FN PBR so let's hope let's hope those truly are the same as the SPR (however trued they are or are not) haha. Of course I know the barrel is not chrome lined and different stock .
If it is a PBR XP, then it is the same action as the SPR. If it is just a regular PBR then it is a push feed.
Yeah i was thinking of bidding on that too but a kimber in 22 is higher up on my priority now
Somebody decided to have a bidding war with me and at the end it was only the two of us raising the price lol
Nope, I didn't even bid on the pbr, I was looking more closely at a tsr in 223 but also looking for a kimber k22 to have as a little mini me to my a3g
