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Posted: 9/13/2009 5:27:48 PM EDT
| What would a person expect to pay for a good used Sr-25 sniper rifle with the 24" heavy barrel? |
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Probably less than I'd be willing to take for mine.
It really would depend on the actual model. Offhand, I'd say 4500 with KMC rings bore guide and 2 KMC mags. Items to look for on a SR-25 Match: 1. KMC two stage trigger –– very desirable and was about a 275.00 option in the early 90's. 2. Gas block: The standard SR-25 match has a castle nut on the muzzle end of the gas block on pre-ban models and, if I remember correctly, has a pinned gas block on post ban models. There was also a somewhat rare pre-ban version with additional threading and a tread protector fore of the gas block to facillitate the attachment of a supressor. 3. Receiver: There was also a rare option for completely black receivers 4. barrel: on post-ban models, there was a rare option for an Obermeyer (sp?) barrel. The standard barrel is a Remington 5R 1:11.25 5. railed forearm: an option on post-ban sr-25M's 6 Magazines: Aside from collector value, the original, converted AR-10 waffle mags are less desirable. One of my waffle mags worked fine and another was switched out along with some steel mags by KMC around 2000. According to KMC, there was a re-design of the mags around the late 90's and they offered to swap out my entire stash. I kept the one converted waffle mag for nostalgic reasons. DO NOT USE C-PRODUCTS MAGAZINES IN EARLY SR-25's. It is actually faster to single load the cartridges. I heard an unconfirmed rumor that sometime in the 90's, KMC enlarged the magwell dimensions. I can believe this because the one steel KMC mag that I have used is rather tight. It will not reliably dropp free, but it feeds quite nicely. 7. Brass deflector: These did not become available until after the ban, but are quite desirable because they stop the brass dings from accumulating aft of the ejection port. I wish I had picked one up when I had the opportunity. 8. flip-up front sight with cut-out handguard and flip-up rear sight were options after the ban –– very desireable 9. both pre-ban and ban rifles had the option of a removable carry handle and a removeable front sight. I've never had the desire to shoot with this set-up, but it would have been nice to have anyway. As with anything KMC, these were expensive. 10. Rings: KMC rings were expensive (250 to 275) but worth it. If a SR-25M is not offered with KMC (or better) rings, one should seriously question the condition of the rifle. If the previous owner was not willing to pay for decent rings, then he or she likely fed it crummy ammo. I'd walk away. I've had and enjoyed mine since 1994. Mine does not like Federal Gold Medal 168's but does like 168 SMK's over varget and IMR 4895. Seven rounds of 155gr AMAX's over IMR4895 went into .577" @ 100 yards. Good Luck, Richard |
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$3500 on up is about right....
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=120&t=709052 ETA the ones that don't have the detachable shell deflector are forged whereas the ones with the detachable deflector are not. |
| There was a thread a while back on another gun board last year or so and I think it was Trey who confirmed the ealrlier recievers that did not have the built in shell deflector was some sort of an extrusion but the ones with the built in was made from a forging.... |
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You'd be hard pressed to find one earlier than mine and I can attest that it is beautifly machined. In the early 90's, CNC equipment was not as commonplace as it is these days, and that was one of the selling points for me. It is entirely possible that the upper receiver was machined from an extrusion though.
I've never seen a SR-25 that had an integral shell deflector –– all that I have seen have had either none or the one that attaches to the rail. |
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