Savage Guns For Gold With MSR 15 Competition

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Savage Guns For Gold With MSR 15 Competition

Teaming up with Proof Research, Savage Arm's MSR 15 Competition shoots for top-of-the-line performance.

How the MSR 15 Competition is configured:

  • Custom-length adjustable gas system
  • .223 Rem/.224 Valkyrie chamberings
  • 18-inch Proof Reserch carbon-fiber wrapped stainless-steel barrel
  • Tunable muzzle brake
  • Magpul CTR buttstock
  • Hogue Pistol Grip
  • 5.8-pound weight unloaded

Occupying the place where accuracy meets economy, Savage Arms is renowned for being the workingman’s tack driver. Those days are far from over, but the company in recent years has turned an eye to more ritzy, purpose-built options that definitely veer from its bargain roots. The new MSR 15 Competition certainly falls into this category.

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Teaming up with Proof Research, Savage’s carbon-fiber wrapped barrel hot rod is meant to stay neck in neck with top-of-the-line race guns. Of course, light, agile and strong come at a premium and the MSR 15 is among the most expensive guns the company presently offers. A whopping $2,875 MSRP, the AR isn’t going for chicken scratch. In the realm of carbon-fiber wrapped barrels, this is about par for the course. There are few examples of complete factory-build guns with the feature dipping below the $2,000 mark, including the bolt-action variety. Though, to set your mind (and wallet) at ease, when it comes to carbon-wrapped barrels it doesn’t get much better than Proof.

More from Savage:

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts – October 11, 2018 – Savage built the speed, accuracy and customization competitive shooters need to win into every aspect of its new MSR 15 Competition. Shipments of these firearms have been delivered to dealers.

The MSR 15 Competition is fitted with an advanced, 18-inch carbon fiber wrapped stainless barrel built specifically for the rifle in a collaborative effort between Savage and PROOF Research. Its unique ported muzzle brake allows the shooter to tune recoil impulse to stabilize the muzzle for faster, more accurate follow-up shots.

The custom-length gas block can be adjusted for optimal cycling of the full range of bullet weights, as well as for use with a suppressor. The gas block has also been upgraded with an integral Picatinny rail and a custom handguard.

Features & Benefits:

  • Savage by PROOF Research 18-inch carbon fiber wrapped stainless barrel
  • Nickel-boron bolt carrier
  • Custom-forged upper and lower receivers
  • Non-reciprocating side charging handle
  • Savage tunable muzzle brake
  • Magpul CTR buttstock
  • Two-stage trigger
  • Custom-length adjustable gas system
  • Rigid free-float handguard with M-LOK, anti-flare grooves and red QD sling mount
  • Red ambidextrous selector, receiver end plate with QD mount, and removable custom mag well flare
  • Ambidextrous magazine release
  • Hogue pistol grip

For more information on the MSR 15 Competition, please visit: www.savagearms.com.


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