Wanting to enter precision shooting. Cabelas Remington Package?

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Hey folks,
I'm looking to get into precision shooting and have been looking at Remingtion 700's.
I found this package deal at Cabelas here in Canada.
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http://www.cabelas.ca/index.cfm?pageID=71&&section=1187&section2=1724&section3=1952&ID=34257

A 700 SPS dm with scope and case for $600.
Does anyone have experience with this package?
My local club has a 300yd range. So would this be a good entry for precision shooting?
 
Honestly if you could buy 5 of those rifles and try them out. Keep the one that shot acurately and have a market to sell the 4 that shot like crap. It would be good. I think its more like 1 in 10 though.
Save your sheckles a little bit longer and go for a Savage model 12. You won't regret it!!
 
The package on offer is a hunting rifle package. For target shooting you will benefit from a heavier barrel. If you want to buy an inexpensive remington consider the SPS Tactical with the 20" tube for about $650 or so. If you want to consider Savage then look at their entry level heavy barrel short action. If starting out and only looking out to 300m consider .223 over .308 as ammo is cheaper and you can get more learning done for less $.
 
Tomochan said:
The package on offer is a hunting rifle package. For target shooting you will benefit from a heavier barrel. If you want to buy an inexpensive remington consider the SPS Tactical with the 20" tube for about $650 or so. If you want to consider Savage then look at their entry level heavy barrel short action. If starting out and only looking out to 300m consider .223 over .308 as ammo is cheaper and you can get more learning done for less $.
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Take this advice.....far more educated and impartial then a previous post.

If it comes down to deciding between a Remington or a Savage, the best advice I received was to go to a local shop and handle the firearms for yourself.
Once I did this the decision was simple.
 
Buy a Stevens 200 (Savage) and sell the barrel off of it before you shoot it, get a GOOD pre chambered 6br barrel from Mystic or whoever else. Get a Rifle basix or better trigger and with the left over money look into stock options.

The cheapest if you're out of money at that point is get any old wood Savage 110 stock and hog out the barrel channel yourself till you get the funds to buy a nice one.

The vast majority of accuracy comes from the barrel. If everyone you shoot against has the same (excellent) quality barrel only then does the bullets and reloading (meaning more advanced reloading) come into play. Stock and action are way down the list of what is going to let you win.

All of the above can be said about a remington too but getting a barrel is more expensive unless you get one done with a savage style nut so you can put it on yourself.

You might get lucky with a stock barrel but honestly, you probably won't.
 
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newless said:
Hey folks,
I'm looking to get into precision shooting and have been looking at Remingtion 700's.
I found this package deal at Cabelas here in Canada.
index.cfm
http://www.cabelas.ca/index.cfm?pageID=71&&section=1187&section2=1724&section3=1952&ID=34257

A 700 SPS dm with scope and case for $600.
Does anyone have experience with this package?
My local club has a 300yd range. So would this be a good entry for precision shooting?
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that is more of a hunting rifle then a precison setup.
 
the sps might shoot as good as any factory rifle out there, maybe not, it is a crap shoot whether or not your factory rifle will be a tac driver, i have found most factory rifles (rem, savage at least) will shoot good, and with handloaded ammo they can impress....you should be able to find a factory heavy barrel rifle around the 6-700 dollar mark, add a bushnell10x and your ready to shoot...target shooting and handloading go hand in hand, and you won't see the full potential from any rifle unless you handload for it...good luck
 
+1 on 223 over 308. Much cheaper to shoot but you can still buy factory ammo easily as compared to more specialised accuracy calibres
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Since you are new to the hobby I would not suggest going with the suggested Stevens and all the instant modifications, unless you have somebody to guide you through it.

Look at something like a Savage FV or similar for a start. You get a good trigger out of the box and long barrel for max velicity (less wind deflection at range)

You can also source out used rifles on EE.

If you go 223 get at least a 1:9 twist, 1:7 is is even better for long heavy efficient bullets. Most 308s come in twists from 10 to 12. Perfectly fine for bullests up to 175 Gn or a little heavier. 155, 168 and 175 are the most popular bullet weights.

For 300 yards I agree with the fixed 10x Bushness 3200. It is clear and tracks true. I have one on one of my ARs and it just works. Of course there are other options. I'm trying to think of low costs here.

You will IMO eventually want to get into reloading to maximise the accuracy of your rifle and minimise the cost per round. You need to invest a few hundred dollars at the start but a basic RCBS kit (for instance) will last you years or decades.

Have fun with it. Don't get too wrapped up in buying the "perfect rig" right off the bat. Get a feel for it and see if you like it. Read a bunch both here (one of the more helpful forums) and from other sources.

Good luck and good shooting.

Please remember the opinions expressed in this post are my own. Feel free to disagree, I freely admit I am basically a newby too and have a lot to learn myself.
 
Get it and try it, you may love it.

If not, you have a 700 action which MANY custom builds are based on.Sell off the bits and parts and put that towards upgrades.

As stated above talk to Jerry at Mystic Precision, he can get you set up on new barrels or anything for that matter.

Most of all go try the "feel" of the rifle at a shop, never know, the one that feels best may not at all be what you expected.

Keep an open mind and try as many as you can, chambering and such is just a formality that can be addressed later on.
 
Here is a good entry level set up that is all bone stock straight from the factory...

Savage Model 10 Precision Carbine in 223
Vortex Viper 6.5-20X50 scope
Votex Precision Matched Rings
Scope rail of your choice

Total cost of this package would be about $1400 pre tax and would give you an excellent shooting rifle that is easy to shoot and learn good marksmanship and reloading techniques.

My own two cents worth anyways. Good luck with what ever you decide to do!
 
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