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Posted: 3/13/2018 6:33:16 PM EDT
It would be a cool rifle to own, but not for that much money. I'm betting it will go for $25,000ish before it's over.
XM-3 Sniper Rifle REM S6534024 |
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I believe there was a thread here on someone bidding on one of those auctions. Insane prices.....
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Nightforce scope?
Thought they were using US Optics. Times change I guess. |
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Not sure why it is that high of a price?
Did it kill Osama or something? |
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where can i buy one of those stock pads??anybody know the brand?
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At least they know how to put a gun into a case so it is not resting on the optics.
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Why do CMP auctions go so high?
It's beat up gear that's going for huge amounts of cash. Do collectors really go for this shit? |
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Not sure why it is that high of a price? Did it kill Osama or something? View Quote XM3 Story |
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terrible foam job on the case!https://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_dead.gif View Quote You really think .mil gives a shit about nicely cut foam? |
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I would buy another Garand or Carbine but not stuff I can get new that is essentially the same.
ETA OOPS, Looks pretty special, more titanium maybe vibranium.... |
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Why do CMP auctions go so high? It's beat up gear that's going for huge amounts of cash. Do collectors really go for this shit? View Quote |
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I know a guy that has one of these rifles. its pretty cool. he was a marine sniper and recon marine
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Why do CMP auctions go so high? It's beat up gear that's going for huge amounts of cash. Do collectors really go for this shit? View Quote BUT i did score a M1D. |
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I understand value is up to the buyer but I couldn't tell the difference between this or a $1k Rem 700.
$10k could get you a real bad ass gun. |
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lol You really think .mil gives a shit about nicely cut foam? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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terrible foam job on the case!https://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_dead.gif You really think .mil gives a shit about nicely cut foam? |
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where can i buy one of those stock pads??anybody know the brand? I couldn't find one so I bought one of these instead. https://amazon.com/gp/product/B00162JKH0/ |
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IIRC they're discontinued. I couldn't find one so I bought one of these instead. https://amazon.com/gp/product/B00162JKH0/ View Quote |
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Company I worked for had a couple of these. Never fired one, but the ones I held looked like they were well made and rock-solid. Lt Col. Chandler's IBA built some good stuff but for some reason the XM3 never caught on. Mention the owner and Marines in the community didn't seem impressed. Hostile, even.
Functionally, it was probably a great product built with great care to very high standards, but egos loom large in procurement circles within certain realms. |
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Why do CMP auctions go so high? It's beat up gear that's going for huge amounts of cash. Do collectors really go for this shit? View Quote |
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The XM3 was a monument to fiscal and operational stupidity.
In an era where COTS gas guns in 7.62 were doing the same job and were on contract, they went out and spent astronomical money on a warmed over Rem 700. Lets not even look at the better 700 clone actions that have demonstrably better performance...nope...lets buy a 700 and "true" it with taps. Then, lets ignore legions of data from BR shooters and similar on barrel tech and lets go backwards, buying a generic also ran of a barrel. Finally, lets forget the proven chassis systems and similar that offer options like folding stocks, the ability for the user to assemble, and durability...no way we want that...let's pay 3x as much for a plastic stock from a mold with some goop in it to "bed" the action...because the 700 action we bought is nowhere near true/straight and requires bedding. The fact that this rifle was an improvement only proves that what they already had sucked worse. There is zero use for a 7.62 bolt gun. Anything 7.62 can do, can be done with a gas gun. Bolt guns should start at 6.5 or 300 win. |
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@hanker71 The issued kit is probably Eagle, Im not sure they are still making those. Triad Tactical sells one thats just as good. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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The XM3 was a monument to fiscal and operational stupidity. In an era where COTS gas guns in 7.62 were doing the same job and were on contract, they went out and spent astronomical money on a warmed over Rem 700. Lets not even look at the better 700 clone actions that have demonstrably better performance...nope...lets buy a 700 and "true" it with taps. Then, lets ignore legions of data from BR shooters and similar on barrel tech and lets go backwards, buying a generic also ran of a barrel. Finally, lets forget the proven chassis systems and similar that offer options like folding stocks, the ability for the user to assemble, and durability...no way we want that...let's pay 3x as much for a plastic stock from a mold with some goop in it to "bed" the action...because the 700 action we bought is nowhere near true/straight and requires bedding. The fact that this rifle was an improvement only proves that what they already had sucked worse. There is zero use for a 7.62 bolt gun. Anything 7.62 can do, can be done with a gas gun. Bolt guns should start at 6.5 or 300 win. View Quote |
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so a blueprinted Rem 700 Varmint 18" with a can, a McMillian stock and a really nice scope.
Wonder if this one saw battle or was a test rifle? |
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DO want
In fact, I have a 700 action I’ve been thinking about cloning into a wannabe XM-3 |
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