I have long been a fan of RISE Armament, and have been running their triggers for years. Last year I took the plunge and picked up their 1121XR Precision Rifle (chambered in .308 Win), which has been an amazing rifle. Their new offering this year is a variant of the 1121XR in 6.5 Creedmoor.

As we all are well aware, 6.5 Creedmoor has become significantly more mainstream. This is evidenced by a number of manufacturers releasing variants of existing lines chambered in it.

The 1121XR is an easy shooting rifle, especially coupled with the Vortex optics. Ignore the fact that I am shooting from a bipod.

I had the opportunity to run a demo of the rifle at SHOT Industry Range Day and was immediately rewarded by a first-round hit at 960 yards (of course the rifle was already dialed in). Followup shots were shockingly easy to take, resulting in 100% hits against shots taken.

The 6.5 Creedmoor variant uses the same base furniture as the .308 Win version. All are solidly built and very functional.

The rifle comes installed with a couple of their standard offerings, the RA-535 Trigger and the RA-701 compensator. It has a 20-inch 416R stainless steel barrel with a 1:8 twist and is guaranteed sub-MOA. The 1121XR comes with a Magpul PRS Adjustable stock and the RA-905 15-inch MLOK handguard (with a Picatinny upper rail). It weighs in right at 9.5 lbs and should retail at MSRP for around $2500.

The 6.5 Creedmoor variant is not yet listed on their site but should be available early this spring. You can check in at http://www.risearmament.com/