To reinforce what
@Trigger Monkey spoke of above, here is an example:
16" BCM/CLE/Douglas upper with a 13" KMR handguard. NF 4-16x42 F1 in a Spuhr. Geissele SSA-E. Magpul ACS-L stock.
The barrel is a Douglas spun up by CLE, with their chamber, which is a 16" recon mid-length 1:7" configuration. Only notable difference is 5/8-24 muzzle threads.
It is a snug chamber. Factory new Hornady brass barely fits the chamber. New Lapua or Federal are fine. There was a 0.002" headspace difference with the Hornady being longer than the Lapua/Federal. It flat out shoots. I think the average of every group shot over the first 200 rounds is in the 0.6-0.75" range. Velocity isn't a concern as a 75/77 grain bullet is coming out at 2625-2650 fps. Plenty for 600 yards.
Bipod stud up front. Rail section in the rear to clip into the tripod. I prefer the Harris over the Atlas on the SPR style rifle.
Magpul ACS-L gives a solid area for cheek weld, locks up snug, and provides the club foot for a rear bag.
Weight is favorable coming in at 9.5 pounds without the can and ammo. Say 11 pounds with the muffler and 20 rounds.
On the optic: skip the 1-8. I had the NX8 on a different 16" upper, and it isn't conducive to precision. I originally went to the NF 2.5-10x42 on this rifle. It works, but the NF 4-16x42 is tits. I'm usually in the 12-14x range.
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