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Hey Everyone, I am looking at buying a Remington XP100 in 7mmBR. I was wondering if anybody had any reviews on the xp100 in general and then with the 7mm BR. Trying to debate if I should get the pistol or not.

Thanks

I have an unaltered mid grip XP in 7br set up with a Leup 2.5-8. Shoots most things quite well. From a bench and bags it's easily sub 1" @ 100yds and a whole lot of fun to shoot. Other than paper it hasn't punched anything.

XP-100's are fun to shoot. Wish I still had mine! Depends on the price though. Lately some people seem to think they are made of gold.

They will flat kill a deer, I can attest to that!

Wish I had never sold mine and looking for another.

BH

I think it was 550.00

I have two midgrip Remington XP-100 pistols chambered for 7mm BR.


I shoot these in IHMSA pistol competition and find them to be an ideal set up. They will last forever, it seems. One of mine is on its second barrel and had nearly 8000 rounds down the original Remington barrel when we took it off and put on a Shilen.

One of mine wears open sights (Bomar) and is shot in Unlimited and Unlimited half size classes, while the other wears a Leupold 2.5 X 8 scope and is shot in UAS and UAS half size classes.

Both shoot better than I can, actually. The one with the scope has shot any number of groups under a half inch at 100 yards. (five shot groups with Sierra match bullets)

The 7mm BR is a wonderfully flexible cartridge. It can be made to shoot with anything from 120 to 168 grain bullets without too much searching for loads. Try powders in the range of IMR or H 4895, etc. Most of the competition guys shoot Vihtavuori powders such as N133 or N135.

ttt

Dad bought one of the first XP's in 7mm BR, and as I was young and eager, he let me load ammo, back when it was a real man's job to make the damn cases If the BR isn't feisty enough for you, rechamber it for the 7mm IHMSA, or even the full length 7mm-08.

It indeed shot very well. I think H335 was the cat's meow for both velocity and accuracy. I did learn, however, that the mid-grip put the EER scope too close to me, with my short arms. If your arms are long, you may be fine with them, but do make sure the eye relief with your preferred scope works for you - if it does not, you'll want one of the rear grip models. That model is also very desireable:

XPs are fun to play with in either mid or rear grip form. Just completed the paint on this 260 Rem.



hangunnr

My favorite firearm at the moment is my center grip XP 7mm BR, with a Leupold 2.5-8x scope on it. I shoot 120 grain Hornady V-Max's over 28.5 grains of Reloader 7 with a Remington 7 1/2 small benchrest primer. It's very accurate, shoots rather flat out to 300 yards, doesn't kick much at all and doesn't have very much muzzle blast (sounds about like a 410 shotgun).

I also have another centergrip XP in 223, and I have an SSK custom XP in 308 on the way to me right now. As you can probably tell, I like XP's.

Brian.

For 550.00 grab it.....

I have three, top on in this pic is a .308 with a Douglas barrel. Extremely accurate.

Bottom one is a .221 which now has a Burris 7x with Turrets on it.

Also have a rear grip XP-100r 22-250 with a Burris 4-12 on it, which I haven't even shot yet


ps: NICE paint job hangunnr. I should do that with my 100r

Pretty pistols only thing is they are wrong handed for my use.

Definitely like the looks of the laminate stocks though.

XPs are addictive once you have your first one...

308Win


223Rem


300WSM


6BR


I've one other box stock 35Rem mid grip that's destined to be a fat barreled 22BR.

hangunnr

My 7mm BR. It is currently sitting in the factory stock, as it's easier to carry that way. Might install a sling stud on the thumbhole stock and start using it again. There is a Redfield 2-6x on it in the picture, but it now carries a 2.5-8x Leupold.



A squirrel that met the 7mm BR.



My 223. Planning on having it made into a 250 Savage in the future.



The SSK 308 that's on it's way to me.



Brian.

Mine is a 7mmBR and it is a lot of fun to shoot. Don't use it all that much though. Probably more a product of age and health than anything else.

I thought those things had left-side bolts?

Nope. You are thinking of the Savage Strikers, or possibly the Anschutz Exemplar.

Technically, the XP should have the bolt on the left side.

Brian.

Wichita did make a similar pistol, and it did have the bolt on the left side. Here's one:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=221105205

I'd definitely like a XP-100R .260 rear grip repeater

I've been jonesin for a Wichita for a long, long time.

They made them in several different variations, with bolts on either side and stocked right or left handed. One of the most beautiful guns I've ever seen was a wood stocked left handed 7mm IHMSA. I should have bought the damn thing and learned how to shoot left handed. It was THAT nice.

They also made a break open single shot that was very high quality as well.

Brian.

I have a XP100 in 350 mag. You really known when you touch one off. Extremely accurate. I load it down to 35 remington levels and can handle a box or two in one sitting if I had to. With full bore 350mag loads I gave up trying to shot for groups larger than two shots. I know the the third is going hurt so darn bad. I know that two shots will be touching exactly where I want them at a 100 yards plenty good enough for deer.