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260rem
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Remington XCR (375H&H)
      #59767 - 10/07/06 02:03 AM

I finally picked up my new big game rifle recently a Remington XCR in 375H&H with a 2.2-7X36 Kahles scope. The 1st time that I fired it I was very surprised by the recoil to say the least as it was about the same as a 7mm rem mag but with more push and less jump and not as much bite.
After I got home I lightened the trigger a little to about 2lbs and set it a bit crisper and as I have a good 3-5mm space in the mag to seat the projectiles out I can see this being a very accurate big game outfit indeed.

As for the mechanics it is one of the smoothest and best functioning rifles I have ever bought new. With a little wearing in it will be very smooth indeed, feeding from the magazine is flawless and ejection is strong and very positive. The surface finish is blemish free and there was no sign of tool marks and the stock fit was perfect.

Over all while I don?t like buying any firearm sight unseen my previous experience didn?t let me down in my opinion there definitely on a winner here.

I find the XCR to be a great buy and after some extensive testing I would say that for a fairly big bore it has many fine qualities
1) It has quite reasonable recoil from the bench but more then a box of ammo and it starts to bruise a bit.
2) In the rain I caries very well and those Hogue grips provide the best feel and the firmest most stable grip on any rifle I have held. No matter how wet or how slippery it got I always had a perfect grip and total rifle control at all times and I just made me feel confident in my outfit no matter the weather.
3) That after all the rain and mud and gunk it wiped clean very easy and showed no signs of having been out in the weather except on the rings that are the only part not stainless.
4) From the shoulder it is very balanced and has very manageable almost pleasant recoil with a lot of push and very little bite.
5) And cleaning is a dream.






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WyoJoe
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Re: Remington XCR (375H&H) [Re: 260rem]
      #59784 - 10/07/06 01:59 PM

I too was surprised by the recoil of the .375. It is my go to rifle now. Another surprising thing is it doesn't destroy as much meat as my .300 did.

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jphendren
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Re: Remington XCR (375H&H) [Re: WyoJoe]
      #59893 - 13/07/06 03:04 AM

"I too was surprised by the recoil of the .375."

I'll second that, it does feel like more of a push than a quick snap. I have to admit that when I picked up my .375 I was intimidated by the size of the cartridge, I was thinking "this is going leave a mark."

Jared

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Re: Remington XCR (375H&H) [Re: 260rem]
      #59923 - 13/07/06 06:39 PM

That was one hell of a advert for Remington... And with pictures no less!

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260rem
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Re: Remington XCR (375H&H) [Re: bulldog563]
      #59924 - 13/07/06 08:10 PM

And they didn’t even offer to pay me
I am just very happy with my choice in outfit I should probably mention that the Kahles makes a huge difference while I’m at it.



I just need to start using it on bigger game.



And this is an average 100m group using 270gr Woodleigh PP pills.




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Kiwihunter
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Re: Remington XCR (375H&H) [Re: 260rem]
      #62253 - 08/09/06 02:14 PM

Do you reckon its enough gun for an angry charging rabbit then? LOL

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260rem
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Re: Remington XCR (375H&H) [Re: Kiwihunter]
      #62379 - 11/09/06 07:03 PM

I have started loading 67gr of AR2208 behind a 220gr Taipan for for hunting everything from Rabbits to Deer.
The group's are all around 35mm or less (due mostly to my poor efforts at the range)



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