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Thumbhole stocks provide a long consistent surface for an equally consistent sight picture – one of the fundamentals of good marksmanship. This is true for shooting from a rest or out on a stalk. Wood laminate is solid as a rock, and much better looking - you won't have to worry about warping, flex, or any other accuracy reducing movement from this beautiful stock.
The "SR" in the name stands for Suppressor Ready. This rifle has 5/8" x 24 threading for a suppressor or muzzle brake. The 350 Legend threading is 11/16"-24 with a .750" barrel diameter at thread shoulder and the 223 Rem threading is 1/2"-28.
The heart of accuracy in any rifle is found in the barrel – the better the barrel, the better the accuracy. XPR barrels begin as a piece of solid chromoly steel bar stock. It's carefully drilled and then precisely button-rifled to produce outstanding accuracy. The button-rifling process also serves to burnish the interior surface of the barrel so each of the lands and grooves has a smoother finish. In turn, this burnishing serves to increase velocity while decreasing bullet jacket fouling. Every XPR barrel is also thermally stress-relieved to ensure straight and true accuracy. The barrel is fully free-floating to eliminate accuracy robbing pressure points where it might come in contact with the stock. This is especially important when the rifle might be subjected to variations in temperature or humidity. By floating the barrel, it is allowed to freely vibrate at its own frequency during the passage of each bullet. The protection of a Perma-Cote finish ensures the barreled action looks good for years to come.
The tack-driving performance of the XPR is further enhanced with the M.O.A. Trigger System. This precision, three-lever trigger is the same design as that found on the top-end Model 70. This trigger offers zero take-up, zero creep, and zero overtravel.
The detachable box magazine is a built-in feature that is typically an expensive after-market addition, allowing you to keep extra cartridges in a spare magazine for easy reloading.
