Rem 700 sps tactical. To buy or not to buy?
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I bought a .308 SPS Tact last year. For the price, was hard to say no to. I'm no marksman, but this little rifle will shoot .75-1.0 all day at 100m. Stuck a vortex 4-12 on it, and voila. Equal or sub moa rifle for equal or sub $1000. Its not the best rifle out there,but it will do until I get something better down the road.
All in all, happy with my rifle. What more can a guy ask for?
All in all, happy with my rifle. What more can a guy ask for?
A used target rifle would be a much better deal if you want an accurate rifle worth developing.
First, a single shot action is much stiffer.
A single shot action can have a third action screw (between the front and rear screws) to better anchor the action.
It will have a good trigger.
It will have a solid stock, and will be bedded.
It will have a quality barrel.
The only problem is the tacticool guys have never heard of Musgrave or Wichita or Swing.
For example, here is a Musgrave. Note the solid and FLAT (for maximum bedding support) bottom on the action and the three action screws. This rifle can be bought for $800.
First, a single shot action is much stiffer.
A single shot action can have a third action screw (between the front and rear screws) to better anchor the action.
It will have a good trigger.
It will have a solid stock, and will be bedded.
It will have a quality barrel.
The only problem is the tacticool guys have never heard of Musgrave or Wichita or Swing.
For example, here is a Musgrave. Note the solid and FLAT (for maximum bedding support) bottom on the action and the three action screws. This rifle can be bought for $800.
Ganderite - my, my you are almost flirting with "Fuddism" 
Of course you are 100% correct - a target rifle such as you describe will likely have greater inherent accuracy than a 'Tacticool' rifle but there are two factors that you ought to consider: The appearance or, if you wish, the 'eye-appeal' of the tactical rifle is partially what is being sought and, secondly, many of us may not be able to fully exploit the inherent accuracy of the single shot target rifle over the tactical rifle. Purchases like this are actually a compromise - you want the look and acceptable accuracy - given those parameters the SPS Tactical IMO fits the bill.
Of course you are 100% correct - a target rifle such as you describe will likely have greater inherent accuracy than a 'Tacticool' rifle but there are two factors that you ought to consider: The appearance or, if you wish, the 'eye-appeal' of the tactical rifle is partially what is being sought and, secondly, many of us may not be able to fully exploit the inherent accuracy of the single shot target rifle over the tactical rifle. Purchases like this are actually a compromise - you want the look and acceptable accuracy - given those parameters the SPS Tactical IMO fits the bill.
I am very interested on this MDT TAC21 chasis. I went to their website and it explains that it is for Remington 700 Short Action, but it doesn't specify which 700 series.
My question is, can I get any 700 series? On the Remington website, the even have more than one tactical series ones. Which one that goes with MDT TAC 21?
My question is, can I get any 700 series? On the Remington website, the even have more than one tactical series ones. Which one that goes with MDT TAC 21?
I run a SPS Tac in .308, it sits in an MDT Tac 21 chassis... and yes, it shoots as good as it looks...
So if I bought an aftermarket stock and bedded it and swapped to a jewel trigger and hand loaded for it, would that be worth it? I really like the 20" barrel I, I want a nice compact rifle like that. Are there better choices out there that are the same idea as the sps tac?
get the sps
they are 600 new VS about 1050 for a 5R
Accuracy will be similar.
Take the 450 saved over the 5r and you're nearly half way to an MDT or AICS
they are 600 new VS about 1050 for a 5R
Accuracy will be similar.
Take the 450 saved over the 5r and you're nearly half way to an MDT or AICS
