Spurred by a surplus of tooling and supply of World War I-era M1917 production, Remington made its own commercial sporting rifle from the design, which eventually matured into the Model 700. Today ...

The Model 700 5R in 6.5mm Creedmoor that I bought just before Remington filed for bankruptcy is one of my my most accurate rifles. Additionally, Alpha 1 barrels are geared to long-range shooting.