Those work, too, I just prefer the ESS. But I have a friend who grabbed a used RPR with Criterion 6XC barrel for $1200 (a steal of a deal, here in Canada), and it’s been great for him. He’s a new PRS shooter, and the rifle certainly is not what’s holding him back.
Ideally, a great budget gun would be a Rem 700 with Criterion prefit in a MDT ACC with TT Special trigger, but the RAR-P/ESS or RPR is a cheaper way to get into the game.
