Savage or Remington?

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I was thinking of getting a more accurate rifle for target shooting. Are there any advantages of a Remington 700 SPS Tactical over the Savage 10 Precision Carbine or vice versa? I'm not planning on many modifications, just shooting it out of the box (add a scope) and maybe some extras later.

Thanks for help and opinions.

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I looked at both and chose the PC. If you look at both rifles side by side I think you'll do the same. The stock on the remington is in need of upgrade, but the pc accustock is usable.
 
The floating bolt head on the savage would encourage intrinsic accuracy. Out of the box you might just be better off with the savage.
 
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The floating bolt head on the savage would encourage intrinsic accuracy. Out of the box you might just be better off with the savage.
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So true. In addition to that Savage's bolt rear flange and raceways gas blocker makes it way safer to shoot when there is catastrophic case failure. Remington's front bushing will seal the gases only if the case is of magnum size, very unlikely if 308W size but there is no way the 223R case can be sealed. In addition to that Remington's front face of receiver is cut with zipcut disk, i am serious, never square.
 
I had the same choices to make, I chose the remmy in .223.

I was so happy with my choice I got one in .308.

Both have had the actions bedded and the barrel channels 'beefed up' and barrels floated. Both will shoot 10 shot groups under 1.75" @ 200y.

Considering the SPS tac is under $700 from Frontier (site sponsor) it's a real bargain!

Cheers!
 
With my vast :D experience :D of the 2 marks. I have reloaded for 2 remington pump actions and 2 savage bolt action rifles. :D My oppinion is that remington makes as accurate a factory barrel as savage and that savage makes as accurate a factory barrel as remington.

However if you want a boat load of choice when it comes to accessories then get a remington. If you want to be able to switch barrels and setup head space yourself with ease then get a Savage.

So to answer: Get the Savage or get the Remington. :rockOn:

You might think your not planning any modifications now but what about next week?
 
The answer is get the Savage AND the Remington.... :)

I had this question a few years ago... I bought a Remington 700 in .243 Win. I liked it a lot, but then wanted to upgrade... It's a lot more expensive to upgrade a Remmy barrel as you have to get a gunsmith to do it.

So, I sold it and bought a Savage .243, and ordered a barrel.

The stock Savage trigger was really poor [edit], I replaced with a Timney. The stock Remington trigger felt like the Timney, so +1 for Remington.

The feel of the remington is a little better in my opinion, +1 Remington

The clip for the savage fed a lot better, +1 Savage

We'll see how it works once the barrel comes in...

I'd go with Savage personally, but like Ford vs Chevy vs Dodge, is there really much difference?
 
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Fist of all, there is no difference in accuracy between one brand and another. There are good and bad in both. Secondly, the firearm is only one part of the equation. You the shooter, and your ammo must be as good as the barrel. If I was to throw my personal preference out there, I would say Tikka is better than both of them, but that is based on a small market sample, but the Tikkas I've owned have all been well under 1MOA, and my Tikka Tacticals were sub .5 MOA

This crap about a floating bolt head being a key to better accuracy is pure internet BS. There is not a single Benchrest target action (except for Savage) that is currently being manufactured with a floating bolt head. FBH's require bigger firing pin holes and that is DEFINITELY a bad thing for high-pressure, high-accuracy loads. As one of my fellow precision shooters extols, floating bolt heads are a way to overcome poor machining tolerances.

The Remington action is the basis for almost every precision target action out there. The design is SAFE, it is STRONG, and it is the overwhelming choice for shooters wanting to create precision firearms with factory actions.

Savage makes great rifles for what they are. If you want a precision rifle with little fuss, buy a purpose-built target gun like the Savage palma or F-Class guns. they have a single shot action, a proper length, contour and twist for match bullets, and they work very well. The fact that these are ergonomically and functionally designed for better accuracy puts you further ahead.
 
another point to note is that the remington has 1:12 rate of twist while the savage has 1:10, so you should decide if this is important to you and wich ammo you plan to be using is more or less condusive to a faster twist. That being said, remmy does make a SPS tac, AAc-sd. Which is not only threaded for a suppressor but comes with a 1:10 twist. That would be a better comparison for the Sav 10pc.

My personal opinion is that the accustock is better then the houge over mold, and the accutrigger is more of a trigger then the x-pro, which Iv read to be more of a advertising gimick ( third party so take with a grain o salt)

The key to deciding is to get your hands on both, cycle the bolt a couple time, one will will "feel right"
 
I would get the savage

only because I have more experience with savage. All good by the way. Out of the box the savage is better after modification it is a wash.
 
I think he is refering to the preaccutrigger. They are heavy and no safe way to get them lower. Crisp pull with no overtravel but 3 to 4lbs pull is not my idea of fun.

The accutrigger on the other hand is super easy to adjust and will give you a really nice trigger which is better then the first gen pro mark.

Rem has since modified the promark and I have not had the pleasure to play with this one so can't say.

Jerry
 
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