Rem vs Browning

[hunter.d]

Hi l'm considering a 270 in either a Rem 700 SPS Buckmaster , or a Browning Composite Stalker. Which will stand up better in the long run, and which one would be the better all round choice for general hunting.
Thanks

 

[SuperCub]

Hi l'm considering a 270 in either a Rem 700 SPS Buckmaster , or a Browning Composite Stalker.

I own Remingtons and one A-Bolt. Both are accurate, but the drop mag thingy on the A-Bolt is kinda klunky. The factory tupperware stocks on both rifles are lame.

Go with the plain SPS and restock it with a McMillan or Bansner down the road when funds allow. Much more aftermarket stuff for a Remington.

Here's my SPS in 270Win, tuned up & restocked with a Bansner.

 

[pharaoh2]

SC said it right. both are good rifles. Alot of folks dispise Brownings magazine, but it never bothered me. I also thought they had one of the nicest synthetic stocks on any factory rifle. No seam lines and they fit me good. I also liked the palm swell. Accuracy out of the A-bolt was good as well. My 700 probably shoots a bit better than my Browning ever did, but out to 300 yards, both would be capable of shooting minute-of-deer. The Browning has a tang safety which I think is easier to use when the rifle is shouldered, but the Remington has a better trigger. If your just looking for a hunting rifle, I'm going to guess aftermarket support won't mean much to you, so I won't put that into the equation. My advice to you would be pick up both, see which feels better to you, and decide from there. Either way, you'll end up with a good rifle.

 

[NAA]

I own Remingtons and one A-Bolt.

+1

I also have a few Rems and one A-bolt. Both are accurate. As for which would stand up better in the long run, I think they are both well made & either would serve you well. And both would serve well for "all round hunting". Boils down to personal choice & which one you could get a better deal on.

BTW, nice rifle Supercub!

 

[blargon]

If you hold out for a bit, I think you'll see the A-bolts on clearance at a lot of shops when the X-bolt hits the market here. For only a few more $$ than the Buckmaster, you could get a stainless SPS.

 

[stubblejumper]

I much prefer the 700 magazine system,and the 700 trigger.

 

[martinbns]

Both are decent, the Abolt has a strangely shaped stock, very short foreend and slim buttend, in a big kicker not a great combination. The Brownings come sort of bedded with a sort of adjustable trigger, but the remington has way more that can be done to it to improve it after the fact.

 

[manbearpig]

SuperCub is right - theyre a really good deal if you pick up an SPS and replace the stock later on for a quality aftermarket one.
you can sell the factory stock on the EE and recoup ~$80-100.
for the final price (~$850 or so) its hard to put together something as good.

 

[SuperCub]

Both are decent, the Abolt has a strangely shaped stock, very short foreend and slim buttend, in a big kicker not a great combination.

.............X2!


I always trot this pic out for prospective A-Bolt buyers. Many have seen it many times, but it does tell the story well ........

The bottom pad came of an A-Bolt synthetic stock for a 375H&H. The middle pad is a standard Remington pad. The top pad is going on my current 375 Magnum. Size makes a big difference and for the record the bottom Browning pad was hockey puck hard.

 

[manbearpig]

thats why the Mosins are so particularly brutal recoiling with what should otherwise be a cartridge with unremarkable recoil - poor stock design and very small surface area of the butt. of course the metal buttplate doesnt help either

i shot a friend's M44 the other day that was in an aftermarket stock with a quality pad and the difference in recoil is staggering - its hard to believe theyre the same caliber. stock geometry and design make a huge difference.