Thinking about a Remington 700 SPS

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I'd appreciate reading people's educated opinion/information relating to the Remington 700 SPS, SPS Stainless and the 700P.

The rifle will be used mostly for target shooting, with perhaps some hunting down the line. I'm planning to get a Harris Bipod (Swivel series, 9-13") and am looking at different scopes. I have a little over a month to gather more information so no rush.

This will be my first precision rifle, I've been doing a lot of research but have a few questions I haven't found a suitable answer to:
1) I am cross-dominant (dominant left eye, right handed). Would you recommend getting a left handed model? I'm 99% sure I will not be doing that, as I plan to learn to use the rifle efficiently on both sides BUT I am very open to suggestion to the contrary.

2) I live in Ontario: which shop do you recommend for the 700? I have not been able to find ANY SPS 700 Stainless.

3) What are the advantages of a 700P over a SPS 700?

Thank you!
 
Hi Honest,
I only own a 700P LTR and haven't tried other rifles mentioned, thus my knowledge is limited, but I'll help you as much as I can.

1) Either way, if you are right-handed, I would learn to shoot with a right handed rifle. Simply because you'll find more rifle RH, more stocks if you plan on upgrade, more parts, etc etc. You'll have to close your left eye at first, but with practice you'll probably do fine with both eyes open.

2)I'm not from Ontario, thus can't help you on local shops. However, take a look a online dealers, such as Frontier Firearms, Sir mail order, Wolverine Supplies and such. Some have good deals.

3)The only outstanding advantage I'm aware of for a 700P vs a 700 SPS, is that the P models have a HS Precision stock. It's a nice, aluminum bedded stock, versus the cheap, rubbermaid SPS stock. HOWEVER, you can buy an aftermarket stock for an SPS for probably less than the price difference between the 700P and SPS.


For your bipod, I recommend using 6-9" . It's the way to go. ;)
 
If you are buying an SPS for a precision rifle, you are really just buying it for the action, cuz everything else has gotta go. Stock is crap, barrel is crap (varmint model may be better, I have one coming, we'll see), trigger is not as good as the older Remington 700 models.

Yea, just a good action IMO.

Look at it this way.

700 SPS
$550 +/- gets you the rifle for the action.
$400 +/- gets you a Kreiger, Douglas or whatever barrel
$425 +/- gets you a HS stock( You can get a boyds for $200 or richardson for $300 if you like laminate, cuz I do)
$200 +/- get a trigger upgrade (lots of options)
Gunsmith will charge prolly $150 to spin barrel.

1099 Gets 700p
Heavy Factory barrel
hs stock (if you like the hunter model)
Factory trigger

$580 gets 700 SPS Varmint
Heavy Factory barrel
Chinsy stock again
Factory trigger
Hs stock is not worth $519!


I recommend get a 700 SPS Varmint and change the stock. If you wanna change the trigger or barrel down the road then you can. Varmint model also has larger selection of calibres. Don't get the SPS stainless unless you plan on changing the barrel right away as it is a sporter barrel meant for hunting.

Do you live near Toronto. Vaughn has a Bass Pro. I know they could get you whatever you need.
 
Thanks for the replies. I've been doing more reading as recommended and it definitely looks like the SPS Varmint is the place to start if I'm going down that road.

I'll look into this more.
 
Understand that none of these are really "precision" rifles. At the end of the day, each will shoot about as well as the other, so from a accuracy point of view they are all the same.

Heavier barrels are better for shooting at targets since they take longer to heat up than a sporting profile barrel, so with that in mind, you may have one you prefer. Stainless is aslo slightly better at withstanding heat that the Chromoly steel found in blued/parkerized barrels.

Above all, don't get sucked into the marketing that makes you think that more ex#####ve is more accurate
 
Obtunded said:
Understand that none of these are really "precision" rifles. At the end of the day, each will shoot about as well as the other, so from a accuracy point of view they are all the same.

Heavier barrels are better for shooting at targets since they take longer to heat up than a sporting profile barrel, so with that in mind, you may have one you prefer. Stainless is aslo slightly better at withstanding heat that the Chromoly steel found in blued/parkerized barrels.

Above all, don't get sucked into the marketing that makes you think that more ex#####ve is more accurate
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+1 On the 700 SPS Varmint... excellent bang for the buck, (both puns intended). However, the left hand model (I have the lefty in .308) is very hard to find a better stock for, so if you are on the fence about which hand to shoot, consider the fact that aftermarket stocks are plentiful for the right hand model.
 
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