I shoot nothing but handloads, it likes the 168 gr amax and the 175 smk. I have shot it out to 1000 with the 175 and I was very pleased. My best 100 yard 5 shot group was under 3/4" and it holds sub moa consistently. I have heard the stories as well, its the same with any rifle.
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I shoot nothing but handloads, it likes the 168 gr amax and the 175 smk. I have shot it out to 1000 with the 175 and I was very pleased. My best 100 yard 5 shot group was under 3/4" and it holds sub moa consistently. I have heard the stories as well, its the same with any rifle.
Just to be clear, if it wasn't from my post, I was discounting that story as unreliable.
I took my 20" REPR to the range yesterday for the first time and my first impression is that I think I can work on a hand load and get better results . I started off with a factory load in 175 grain and and managed about 3 1/2" group @ 100 yds and then switched to a factory load in 168 grain and cut that in half so my initial thoughts are that it will likely prefer the 168 gr but I will continue to test and tune 
reliability was perfect with 0 malfunctions so far .
I was looking for reliability with decent accuracy and I think this rifle is gonna fit the bill, although I have limited experience with the .308 semi rifles , I have a fair amount of knowledge with bolt rifles and I just wanted to play with one of these and it was available when the moment hit me
JW
reliability was perfect with 0 malfunctions so far .I was looking for reliability with decent accuracy and I think this rifle is gonna fit the bill, although I have limited experience with the .308 semi rifles , I have a fair amount of knowledge with bolt rifles and I just wanted to play with one of these and it was available when the moment hit me
JW
I took my 20" REPR to the range yesterday for the first time and my first impression is that I think I can work on a hand load and get better results . I started off with a factory load in 175 grain and and managed about 3 1/2" group @ 100 yds and then switched to a factory load in 168 grain and cut that in half so my initial thoughts are that it will likely prefer the 168 gr but I will continue to test and tune
I was looking for reliability with decent accuracy and I think this rifle is gonna fit the bill, although I have limited experience with the .308 semi rifles , I have a fair amount of knowledge with bolt rifles and I just wanted to play with one of these and it was available when the moment hit me
JW
look at some of the loads on this page, may help
.308 Winchester Cartridge Guide
If opie hasnt bought a repr yet there is a predobr on calguns for 3500. Retail is 33 so the guy is just trying to get his money back which is fair.
LWRC REPR VS Larue PredatOBR 7.62
Finally got a chance to shoot a few groups on paper with my 18" REPR.
Two groups with hornady steel core match 155gr one with fggm 168 labeled. Low shot on fggm was called. Hot, windy day at a range I hate to shoot at. Gun will shoot better than that. Those groups averaged about .75 MOA. Mine has had a couple thousand rounds through it. They may not all shoot this well, but my personal experience is good. I personally don't need it to shoot "better" than this. It's all relative.
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading"
-- Unknown
Finally got a chance to shoot a few groups on paper with my 18" REPR.
Two groups with hornady steel core match 155gr one with fggm 168 labeled. Low shot on fggm was called. Hot, windy day at a range I hate to shoot at. Gun will shoot better than that. Those groups averaged about .75 MOA. Mine has had a couple thousand rounds through it. They may not all shoot this well, but my personal experience is good. I personally don't need it to shoot "better" than this. It's all relative.
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading"
-- Unknown
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