remington 700 police .308

Goose25 said:
Please don't take this the wrong way and Forgive my ignorance but what is so special about the 700P? I was considering picking up a rem700 before next fall, is the 700P worth the extra $$$? are they only available in short action?
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HI

A better fitting action, a 3 way adjustible trigger, a normal safety, no new lockout safety like on other Remington products, HS precision stock. It's put together better then the typical 700 hunting rifle.

That being said about the 700P, it's still common rifling.

If you can get one, 5R is the way to go:

http://www.snipercountry.com/InReviews/Rem_M700_StainlessSpecial5RMilspec.asp

Sticker
 
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Sticker said:
HI

A better fitting action, a 3 way adjustible trigger, a normal safety, no new lockout safety like on other Remington products, HS precision stock. It's put together better then the typical 700 hunting rifle.

That being said about the 700P, it's still common rifling.

If you can get one, 5R is the way to go:

http://www.snipercountry.com/InReviews/Rem_M700_StainlessSpecial5Milspec.asp

Sticker
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Your link is broken!!
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The SPS shares the same basic action as the 700P, the difference in cost is in the stock ( worth about $600.00 if bought seperately new from HS) and the heavy contour barrel.
So yes it is very possible to turn an SPS into a M40 or M24 we do this regularly, but the cost is FAR greater than that of the 700P even with the upgrades we suggest for $200.00 to get the most out of them.
A Rockcreek barrel , or any decent custom barrel for that matter is always a step up from factory, but again it all boils down to how much $$ you want to spend
 
A better fitting action, a 3 way adjustible trigger, a normal safety, no new lockout safety like on other Remington products, HS precision stock. It's put together better then the typical 700 hunting rifle.
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Hate to tell you otherwise, but you're just a little bit off here... I've owned three different 700P's in the past (one detachable mag version and two hinged floorplate ones), as well as a standard 700 SPS - so I know a little bit about this subject. Firstly, the 700P (although a good starting point) only really differs from the standard 700's in the stock (presently still being made with by HS Precision) and the finish on the metal bits (parked rather than the crappy sprayed on "bluing" on the standard 700 versions). The trigger mechanism and action are exactly the same as any standard short action 700 out there. In regards to the extra "lockout safety" that you mentioned, any newer model 700 (produced after 2005) will not have the J-lock on it, as Remington has since discontinued the use of this safety. As far as the "better fit and finish" is concerned, that's debatable. The 700P's are made on regular production lines and are not considered custom shop pieces - so you won't find anything too outstanding in the fitting and finishing department. Just my $.02...

hsld.
 
It might just be me, but i find my 700P's trigger kinda shabby. It has a good amount of creep and pull weight way above what i'd like it to be. Anyone KNOWS( not thinks) what the factory trigger pull weight is?

And regarding what weight bullets to use, and throat depth, i can tell you that mine(.308) shoots the most accurately with the regular Remington 150g Express Corelokt (green and yellow boxes, not gold and green). And i heard comments about rifling twist being optimized for bullets no more than 165 gr, 175 being pushing it a bit. That's what's on Ted Gaillaird's website anyways (regarding rifling twist vs bullet weight <lenght, really>).
 
HI

The trigger on a 700police is adjustable. A buddy did mine. I let a guy try it on the range this past weekend, "sweet", was his comment:D

Sticker


TheCanuck said:
It might just be me, but i find my 700P's trigger kinda shabby. It has a good amount of creep and pull weight way above what i'd like it to be. Anyone KNOWS( not thinks) what the factory trigger pull weight is?
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Sticker said:
HI

The trigger on a 700police is adjustable. A buddy did mine. I let a guy try it on the range this past weekend, "sweet", was his comment:D

Sticker
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i know it is, i'm just curious as to what the factory weight is, so i can better decide what weight to actually tweek it at
 
Try 2.5-3 lbs for starters.Get it crisped up and the creep taken out and you should be good to go.Some competitions will have weight limits so better to check first than have to tighten it up later.
 
TheCanuck said:
i know it is, i'm just curious as to what the factory weight is, so i can better decide what weight to actually tweek it at
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I am not sure that a true factory spec exists on trigger pull, I know that of the few hundred of these triggers I rework every year, damn few are under 5lbs from factory. This is curable however, as is the creep.

As HSLD posted the same trigger groups are used in all 700s. so is the hinged bottom metal, all that is different is the finish
 
Aside from a slightly different shaped hs precision stock and an extra sling stud, what's the difference (if any) between a pss and a vss?
 
Aside from a slightly different shaped hs precision stock and an extra sling stud, what's the difference (if any) between a pss and a vss?
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IIRC, the finish is the only other real difference. They have the same 26" barrel with (again IIRC) the same "varmint" contour...

hsld.

BTW, don't the new fluted VS's have a double stud on the front now?
 
highspeedlowdrag said:
The 700P's are made on regular production lines and are not considered custom shop pieces - so you won't find anything too outstanding in the fitting and finishing department. Just my $.02...
hsld.
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That being said.... IMO the rifle performs just fine as is, outta the box.
My 700PSS has had zero work done on it and accuracy is beyond acceptable.
Not to brag, but I've bested guys who had thousands of dollars "invested" in their high end rigs.....
To each his own, but I'm not one to throw money at a rifle in order to maybe
sqeeze a smidge more acuracy out of it...
You wanna shoot the rifle better?
Load your own ammo and practice. Experiance with your gun will pay more dividends than all cash spent on bedding and trigger jobs.
It might sound mean, but I think there nothing more satisfying than listening to some guy list and brag about all the mods he's had done to his $1000 rifle and then watch him suck anyway:D
 
That being said.... IMO the rifle performs just fine as is, outta the box.
My 700PSS has had zero work done on it and accuracy is beyond acceptable.
Not to brag, but I've bested guys who had thousands of dollars "invested" in their high end rigs.....
To each his own, but I'm not one to throw money at a rifle in order to maybe
sqeeze a smidge more acuracy out of it...
You wanna shoot the rifle better?
Load your own ammo and practice. Experiance with your gun will pay more dividends than all cash spent on bedding and trigger jobs.
It might sound mean, but I think there nothing more satisfying than listening to some guy list and brag about all the mods he's had done to his $1000 rifle and then watch him suck anyway
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LOL! True enough....

hsld.
 
The best built , most expensive and accurate rifle in the world, is only as accurate as the guy running it and the ammo he is using.
If the skill level is not sufficient to warrant the improvements then the money spent on the improvement is potentially wasted.
It is easier to become proficient with a rifle that has a crisp light trigger and is accurate to begin with however.
 
I have had my 700pss for a year now. I had to have the thing done over due to the sloppy job Remington does building it and the fact that the last owner let the barrel get pitted. The stock contacted the barrel an inch from the front end of the stock and the chamber was not in proper alignment with the bore. The throat was way too deep too. In the end I had to rebarrel her and had a match chamber and a good crown cut. The bolt lugs lapped and the stock skim bedded up to an including the chamber area. The rifle now (consider it is in 223) shoots under 3/4" at 200yds with crappy loads of old 55g 1029 speers! Can't wait to see how it does with the Sierra 55gr match bullits I picked up. In short to buy one is a smart move. I don't think they will shoot any better than a cheaper Savage out of the box but after you start working on it, it will be way worth buying the 700p in the first place. Now for a free plug for the guy who did the work. I had the work done by Gordie Whitman at Blue Mountain Sports. He is a member of this board (tink he goes by bluemountainsports) and he has an ad in the back pages of the access ot firearms. I can't say enough about the quality of his workmanship and I honestly think he is the person to go to in the maritimes.

Moe
 
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