Remington 700CP

[DroolinFool]

https://www.remington.com/handguns/700-cp

Bolt pistol? Looks cool, but a 12 inch barrel? Why knock that much velocity off a round?

 

[Conager]

Depending on the burn rate of the powder a longer barrel could increase velocity.

I think.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Does a longer barrel increase accuracy? I'll hang up and listen to your response.

 

[DroolinFool]

Depending on the burn rate of the powder a longer barrel could increase velocity.

I think.

Same round going down 12 inch barrel versus a normal 20-26 inch barrel. Big difference in velocity and performance of non-FMJ terminal performance.

 

[DroolinFool]

Does a longer barrel increase accuracy? I'll hang up and listen to your response.

Works for me.

 

[bellisarius]

I wonder what their target market is?

 

[Rokk0n]

https://www.remington.com/handguns/700-cp

Bolt pistol? Looks cool, but a 12 inch barrel? Why knock that much velocity off a round?

Hey Buck! Tell us about the time you bagged a two-pointer at the petting zoo.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Comes off as a novelty item, unless there is some new sport where this might be an advantage??

IDK....seems goofy to me. Pistols/carbines/shorties are all meant to be fast, bolt action is not fast.

 

[bellisarius]

Their first venture into this field, the XP100, started the sport of pistol varmint hunting and pistol steel silhouette. I can see this used in silhouette and maybe varmint with the 5.56. Maybe pistol hunting with some aftermarket magazines.

It's clever and all but it seems to be a solution in search of a problem.

And it's pricey. Both the name and the outward appearance, as far as I can see, seems to be based on the 700 receiver and trigger group. If that's the case all of that machining is sunk cost. The butt, butt tube mount, and barrel shroud are all after market stuff. The only new part they're bringing to the table is the receiver mount/mag well assembly. Hell, even the mags look like Magpul product.

 

[oneblueye]

hey...

I wonder what their target market is?

their 'target market'...is anybody with enough Benjamins in their hand.

 

[bellisarius]

their 'target market'...is anybody with enough Benjamins in their hand.

You're right on that.

Son of a bitch, I figured out what they've done there. What you're looking at is a M24E1/XM2010 system with the receiver mount/mag well casting modified on the back end to accept a buffer tube. They only had to modify one part to put this together.

 

[DroolinFool]

I wonder what their target market is?

I honestly haven't figured that out. Scout rifle already owns this niche, doesn't it?

 

[DroolinFool]

Whole we're at it, why isn't this considered an SBR and require a stamp? Barrel length is less than 16.5". Is it the fact it is a bolt gun?

 

[bellisarius]

Whole we're at it, why isn't this considered an SBR and require a stamp? Barrel length is less than 16.5". Is it the fact it is a bolt gun?

IMO it is as soon as you mount a stock.

 

[DroolinFool]

IMO it is as soon as you mount a stock.

Oddly enough, I've found that it doesn't. Side note: prices dropped on this pretty quickly. Retail in a caliber like 6.5 Creedmore are $800 or less.

 

[bellisarius]

Oddly enough, I've found that it doesn't. Side note: prices dropped on this pretty quickly. Retail in a caliber like 6.5 Creedmore are $800 or less.

Still too much for a chopped up 700. <shrug>

 

[DroolinFool]

Still too much for a chopped up 700. <shrug>

Agreed. Just a really odd direction for the product.