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Posted: 7/30/2004 10:48:41 AM EDT
| Bushmaster or RRA? AIM has the Bushy 24" for $925, ADCO has the RRA for $838. I like the barrel twist of the RRA better, but I would like to flute the barrel for wieght loss, and have it refinished in something non reflective if possible. Suggestions, thoghts? |
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I have a 20" RRA Varminter and love it. That barrel is VERY heavy though. It would be nice to ditch a little weight. Then again, this isn't a rifle I'm dragging through the woods much, so maybe the weight makes the rifle a little more stable for me. I use a Harris bipod with a podlock. The rifle is very steady. You hit on one important difference between the two - twist. The 1:8 twist of the RRA is better for heavier bullets. I also like the Wylde chamber, which is a little tighter than the Bushy 5.56 chamber, yet you can safely shoot military ammo. I think it's a great compromise between SAAMI and NATO chambers. My Varminter spits out M855 so well I haven't even purchased any match loads to try. For some reason I seem to think the Bushy rifle is chrome lined. If so, it's another plus IMHO for the RRA. |
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Here is a thread that I've been babbling about my RRA. So far I'm happy. Mind you, I have around 100-150 rnds through it, if that. So far so good, though! edited cuz i can't f'ing hotlink |
| I had the same choice over a year ago. I went with the RRA 24" because of the faster twist rate, the wyld chamber and the trigger. The BM was on my dealers shelf and I waited three months for the RRA. I'm very happy with the choice I made. I got two prairie dogs off the same mound at 392 yards with it this spring. |
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