FN SPR A1 thoughts?

[Hoop]

Pros/cons on these rifles? I like the 70 action, I like the stock what I'm mainly wondering about is accuracy and how the box mags they come with hold up (range reports I find online are all good/great but it seems like lots of people swap out for AICS mag system).

[Gringo Bandito]

I just bought a used one from another member here and am interested as well. All web reviews are positive. I can say the A1 is a well built rifle. Great stock, trigger, free floating heavy barrel, smooth bolt, etc.....I have not shot it yet but I am impressed and look forward to developing loads for it.

[GEEKMEDIC]

I have the A2, which has the McMillan A4 stock, but is the same action and barrel. I had never shot a rifle with a caliber >.22 before this one, and my first group from a bipod (another first) was 1.05 MOA with Winchester Match. That means that someone who has absolutely no clue how to shoot the rifle effectively ( that would be me) was still able to shoot a 1 MOA group. I have only put about 50 rounds through it since then and my last group was .65 MOA and I pulled the last two shots in the 5 shot group. I suspect that as I learn more the gun will continue to print better groups. Calguns user Mike 402 shoots the A1, and shoots groups < .5 MOA pretty much every time out. He loads his own ammo too though, which helps. I can't speak to the durability of the mags yet. I have three but I haven't used them enough to say how durable they are. Bottom metal to enable the A1 and A2 to accept the AICS mags is about $350, and you need a gunsmith to relieve the stock just a bit to accept the bottom metal. I am sticking with the 4 round mags for now