Weighing in at only 40 ounces, this stock is equivalent in weight to a loaded handgun. The stock is a departure from the heavy PSS stock (HS model PST12). The HS Precision Urban Police, model PST59. Today’s review examines the stock Remington chose to use on the LTR. With a short 20” fluted barrel and an HS Precision stock of much reduced weight and redesigned contour, Remington seems to have found the perfect compromise for the police sniper’s needs. To counter this problem, Remington released the excellent LTR, or Light Tactical Rifle in 1997-98. The new 26” barrel made the rifle less than ideal when used in urban environments and the weight, while not excessive, was more than necessary. Even at that length it was really more than was necessary. Prior to this time, the 700 Police rifle was issued with a 24” hammer forged tube. However, in 1994 Remington updated the rifle with a 26” barrel.
It has served well and still carries on to this day. Localities with a budget to burn may have opted for higher dollar systems, but the PSS was the rifle by which all others were judged. Don’t! For many years the Remington 700 PSS was the rifle of choice for law enforcement.
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The question begs then, why carry a full length field rifle if you never will need or be allowed to engage a target at 800 yards? The answer is obvious. Without going into all the details, let it suffice to say that few police snipers will willingly take a shot beyond these distances and in many cases it would prove irresponsible to do so. Beyond these distances it becomes not only a matter of not being able to assure an instant incapacitation, but it also can turn into a legal battle. He may have to engage targets from as little as 50 feet to as far as 200 yards away.
Statistics have proven time and again that most police snipers will face an adversary at an average distance of 75 yards. Clearly there is little need for a full length field rifle nor must an officer put up with the extra weight and cumbersome handling of the typical 26” barreled sniper rig. In recent years a movement has been afoot within the police sniper community to shorten their sniper rifle to better fit the environment in which they serve.
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