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Old 08-06-2010 | 11:45 AM
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hometheaterman
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It seems like the Browning BAR's are about the best out there for a semi auto rifle. The Benelli R1 is another good option. I'd stay away from the 740's and 742's from Remington. They tend to wear out quickly and start jamming constantly. The 7400's and 750's don't have this issue to my knowledge, but are no where near as nice as the BARs. That being said I have mixed feelings on the BAR's. Imo they are a great hunting rifle out to about 100-250 yards. However, the one I've had was not at all accurate. It shot 3-8" groups with most ammo at 100 yards. 3" groups or so with cheap Federal Power Shok ammo and I finally found that it liked Federal Fusions and it shot 1.5"-2" groups with those. The rest I tried it shot 3-8" groups with depending on the ammo. So 1.5"-2" groups to me at 100 yards is perfectly fine for a deer rifle, however this is not a sub moa gun. So if you want something super accurate I'd look for something else. I've read some reports of guys claiming theirs shoot sub moa groups, but more often than not I hear about 2-3" groups. Other than the accuracy issue though I think this is one of the best guys out there. For hunting short ranges like I said I think it's great. However, if you want it for target shooting or a long range shooting rifle this isn't the right choice.

That being said, in general the BAR's also seem to be more accurate than the Remington's. I'm not sure about the Benelli though as I've never shot one or seen anyone who has shot one.
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