What's better then a Remington 700 SPS Tactical

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I've been looking to replace my M14, and have been looking at the Remington 700 SPS Tactical.

Is there a better rifle that is in the same price range?

I'm looking to keep 308 Win as I have so many hand loads and I like the idea of staying with NATO rounds
 
bunny said:
Almost anything is better than a Rem. SPS.
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Possibly. I have a set of twins, .223 and .308 and both make one ragged hole at 100 yards for 5 rounds. I'm sure some rifles were lemons, but some of us have had great luck with them.
I also had a savage 10tr that I couldn't put less than an inch grouping with, but my buddy could do the one hole thing. So hey, combo of rifle and shooter.

I hate the accutrigger, and I have a trigger tech and timney in my 700's. I think pretty much any 'tactical' heavier barrel rifle will do the trick, so look at what aftermarket accessories you want and go from there.
 
Nothing wrong with a 700. Most of them shoot fine out of the box and they have by far the most available accessories available, most common inlet, etc. As your skills and experience with the platform grow, you'll be able to try different chassis/stocks, triggers, etc and figure out exactly what you like. If/when you shoot out the barrel (or just want a different caliber) you can get it re-barrelled.
 
Rem,Savage,Tikka are all pretty much even once you change out the stocks,etc.
All have lots of aftermarket support, but it gets pricy.. lol
I’ve had multiples of all three and some were accurate,some not.

Tikka might be a little ahead but not by much.
 
It's a loaded question. I think of it as "which platform is better", in which case it's really hard to beat a Remington 700 for parts availability, upgrades/modifications, and skilled gunsmiths willing to work on the design. Over time I've ended up with at least one of just about everything but if I were just starting out I would probably look at Remington or a compatible pattern (like a Bergara) to maximize compatibility. Over the years, your parts drawer will build up and you'll find yourself building guns from leftovers of other builds.

I have an SPS in .223 which shoots nicely. It'll likely get a Jury barrel in the first half of the year here and an Oryx chassis and I'll keep shooting it until I need to replace the barrel again. The Hogue stocks they ship with are garbage though. Rigidity factor zero.
 
Hard to beat aftermarket parts options with the 700, the fit and finish on the basic sps didn’t impress me though when I handled them while I was looking for LH rifles. The bolt was real gritty and not smooth at all, if I had to have a 700 I’d look for one that didn’t feel like it had sand in the action.

The Howa 1500 is nicer built, smooth action and a nice factory 2 stage trigger. Underrated and well worth the value, not as much aftermarket support but you can get stocks and triggers iirc but I quite like the factory 1500 trigger. They are accurate rifles.
 
Tikka CTR in 308? The SPS isn't great as is. Trigger sucks. Stock sucks. Blind mag. Atleast the CTR just has a crappy stock, the rest is good to go. I think there was one on the EE recently for cheap considering what they are going for new.
 
Tikka t3x ctr or bergara b14 hmr. Both have big aftermarket support, great features out of the box, and both have a proven track record for quality and accuracy.


But hey, your coin if you want to skimp out and get something you'll probbaly struggle with (aka salvage rifles).
 
One advantage of the Rem 700 platform is that if you don't like the trigger, there's a Triggertech for it.

On the other hand, if you're on a budget then you want to be able to use the original parts and not sink so much into upgrades.
 
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