09-08-2010, 01:44 PM
Yeah, the rifling is different. The info on exactly what "5R" is is kind of sketchy. But apparently 5R is some fancy barrel rifling technique which gives higher accuracy than regular barrels. All Remington 700s are supposedly awesome for long range anyways, but the 5R got a reputation for being better/best.
Honestly, the 5R is a few years old, and I doubt Remington would take a step back and make worse barrels now than they were 5 years ago. I think one of the reasons I settled on that particular model was I found very positive info on it specifically. There are so many damn variations to the 700 I had a hard time finding good info on each, so I just went with the SS.
For instance, here is the current list of 700s from the Remington site:
http://www.remington.com/product-familie...l-700.aspx
There's 30 friggin 700s!... Which one is best for the money? I couldn't figure it out so I went with the 5R.
Honestly, the 5R is a few years old, and I doubt Remington would take a step back and make worse barrels now than they were 5 years ago. I think one of the reasons I settled on that particular model was I found very positive info on it specifically. There are so many damn variations to the 700 I had a hard time finding good info on each, so I just went with the SS.
For instance, here is the current list of 700s from the Remington site:
http://www.remington.com/product-familie...l-700.aspx
There's 30 friggin 700s!... Which one is best for the money? I couldn't figure it out so I went with the 5R.