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The SR-25 (Stoner Rifle-25) [1] is a designated marksman rifle and semi-automatic sniper rifle designed by Eugene Stoner and manufactured by Knight's Armament Company. [1] The SR-25 uses a rotating bolt and a direct impingement gas system. It is loosely based on Stoner's AR-10, rebuilt in its original 7.62×51mm NATO caliber.
The rifles are described by gun writers as being high quality. [10] Barrels were available in over 20 calibers with a variety of contours and finishes. [7] The barrel making division of MRC was sold to Remington Arms, subsequently Remington, in liquidation sold off most of its parts.
Various calibers. available between .22-250 Rem. and .416 Rem., premium wood stock, matte metal finish, buttoning used on rifling for 22 or 24 in. stainless steel barrel, action made from 416 stainless or 4340 chrome moly steel (either left- or right-handed), 3 or 4 shot mag. supplied with 5 shot test target.
Barrels were supplied by Rock Creek Barrel Inc. Various twist rates were tried with 5R rifling. It was designed as a way to optimize shooting the 19.44 grams (300.0 grains) 8.59 millimetres (0.338 in) caliber Sierra HPBT MatchKing projectile from actions and magazines that lack the length to handle cartridges exceeding 91.44 mm (3.600 in) in ...
A version with a 16" threaded barrel chambered in .300 AAC Blackout is made for Advanced Armament Corporation. [22] Ultra-Varmint-Rifle (Single-shot): Stock and fore-end are crafted of durable laminated hardwood, and this deadly accurate single shot has a full 24" of bullet-stabilizing bull barrel. Chambered in three popular varmint ...
Thompson/Center's reintroduced Hawken-styled rifle with solid brass hardware and an American walnut stock, styled in large part on "plains rifles" made by Hawken in the 1800s, has become one of the most-copied firearms designs in history. [12] Thompson/Center produced these rifles in the following models and calibers:
The Model 700 is available in many different stock, barrel, and caliber combinations, with many third-party and after-market variants built on the same action footprint. From 1978 to 1982, Remington offered the Sportsman 78 , which had the same Model 700 action but with lower-cost features, such as a plain stock without the non-slip checkering.
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing is an Australian-owned, American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition located in Christiana, Tennessee.It was founded in 1982 by Ronnie G. Barrett for the purpose of building semi-automatic rifles chambered for the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) ammunition, originally developed for and used in M2 Browning machine guns.