remington 700 sps
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Droopyfur2
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Typical Remington.
Just the low end of the price chain..Sound firearm!!
Synthetic stocks are not liked by all, but are functional and worth what they cost..
Just the low end of the price chain..Sound firearm!!
Synthetic stocks are not liked by all, but are functional and worth what they cost..
NativeCraft
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I was in the market for one and compared it to the Savage 12FV and purchased the Savage instead. Fit and finish on the Savage is much better. Either are fine, though.
GrouseSetter
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I purchased a SPS Varmint in 17 Fireball. I hated the stock and immediately replaced it with an HS Precision Long Range Vertical Grip stock. I should have just bought the Remington VSF right off the bat.
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Matt N.
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Are you looking at the Varmit, or regular SPS? Both are good. I nabbed a used stainless SPS in .243. I got it so cheap I figured it had to be junk and I juast wanted the reciever anyway. But it looked so new I decided to shoot it before scraping the barrel and stock to build a 22-250. After a trigger job it shot so well I had to keep it as is and start over on the 22-250 project. Almost bought the 22-250 SPS Varmit, got a Browning instead, should have gotten the Remmington.
Tarry
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I have the SPS Varmint in 223. I found it on sale and remington was offering a $30 rebate. I beleive they are offering that rebate again now through the end of the year.
I shot it very little but it shoot well for a sub $500 gun. It is very heavy and that green plastic stock is ugly with a capital "U". I am still shooting up some of my cheap ammo in it and have no idea on it exact accuracy. But I was shooting a 4 inch circle at 180 yard and with little effort. I need to put it in the vise and get the scope right before passing final judgement.
Anyone know where I can get a nice wooden stock, perferrable laminate, to fit it? If not I see a can of black spray paint in it's future.
I shot it very little but it shoot well for a sub $500 gun. It is very heavy and that green plastic stock is ugly with a capital "U". I am still shooting up some of my cheap ammo in it and have no idea on it exact accuracy. But I was shooting a 4 inch circle at 180 yard and with little effort. I need to put it in the vise and get the scope right before passing final judgement.
Anyone know where I can get a nice wooden stock, perferrable laminate, to fit it? If not I see a can of black spray paint in it's future.
Houser in NC
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I have the 700 SPS in 223. (Not the varmint model.)
Nothing done to it except for a trigger job. The synthetic stock ain't so bad and it'll shoot sub MOA if I can hold it steady. Done killed 6 or 8 ground hogs with it out to 200 yards.
Good gun. I like it. May have to check out one in 17 Fireball or 204.
Nothing done to it except for a trigger job. The synthetic stock ain't so bad and it'll shoot sub MOA if I can hold it steady. Done killed 6 or 8 ground hogs with it out to 200 yards.
Good gun. I like it. May have to check out one in 17 Fireball or 204.
GrouseSetter
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Just so you know, if you plan to replace the stock with an HS Precision stock, it will not fit without modification. The new X-Mark trigger does not clear the aluminum bedding block on the right side, as you look at it from the top. I had to remove some aluminum until the trigger mechanism cleared.
I am not sure if this is the case with the Boyd's stocks.
I was a little disappointed with HS Precision. I called them and asked about the new Remington trigger and they didn't seem to know what I was talking about.
GrouseSetter
I am not sure if this is the case with the Boyd's stocks.
I was a little disappointed with HS Precision. I called them and asked about the new Remington trigger and they didn't seem to know what I was talking about.
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Just so you know, if you plan to replace the stock with an HS Precision stock, it will not fit without modification. The new X-Mark trigger does not clear the aluminum bedding block on the right side, as you look at it from the top. I had to remove some aluminum until the trigger mechanism cleared.
GrouseSetter
Man, I am glad I read this before I bought one. I was planning on getting one in the near future. I hope they they get that worked out sometime soon.
By the way, my SPSV in 22-250 shoots SUB-MOA easy with factory ammo and the only thing I did was adjust the trigger.
Just so you know, if you plan to replace the stock with an HS Precision stock, it will not fit without modification. The new X-Mark trigger does not clear the aluminum bedding block on the right side, as you look at it from the top. I had to remove some aluminum until the trigger mechanism cleared.
GrouseSetter
Man, I am glad I read this before I bought one. I was planning on getting one in the near future. I hope they they get that worked out sometime soon.
By the way, my SPSV in 22-250 shoots SUB-MOA easy with factory ammo and the only thing I did was adjust the trigger.
GrouseSetter
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Tell me more about how you adjusted the trigger. My SPS Varmint in 17 Fireball shot sub-MOA with factory ammo and factory stock, but the trigger needs work.
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nilescoyote
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Just bought one of these "Remington 700 sps tactical" in 223 it has a 20" heavy barrel and a hogue over molded stock with piller bedding bases, not a bedding block. Has 1-9 rifling. Ive been working up a good heavy bullet combo for it. To this point Im shooting 5 shot 1/2 inch groups at 100yards using 77 grain nosler BTHP. Not for hunting but a good paper puncher, 250 yard 3 shot group of 1 3/4 so far.
Got some 60 grain v-max on order to try next....
nilescoyote
Got some 60 grain v-max on order to try next....
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GrouseSetter
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Here is a photo of my SPS with the new stock.
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Tell me more about how you adjusted the trigger. My SPS Varmint in 17 Fireball shot sub-MOA with factory ammo and factory stock, but the trigger needs work.
GrouseSetter
Well, I only adjusted one screw. There are three. I only adjusted the middle one. From what I an recall, it is located about half way up the trigger housing.
I adjusted it down until the bolt would not stay back when I closed it. Then I adjusted it back up until it would stay back when I closed the bolt. Then I added somewhere between a half and full turn just to be safe. Then I proceeded to do all of the safety checks. Slam the bolt closed several times and made sure it didn't fire. I dropped it on the butt pad a few times with the safety off. Dry fired it several more times and repeated slamming and dropping until I was sure things were still good. Then I used fingernail polish on the screw that I adjusted to lock it in place.
I was very pleased with the final result.
Tell me more about how you adjusted the trigger. My SPS Varmint in 17 Fireball shot sub-MOA with factory ammo and factory stock, but the trigger needs work.
GrouseSetter
Well, I only adjusted one screw. There are three. I only adjusted the middle one. From what I an recall, it is located about half way up the trigger housing.
I adjusted it down until the bolt would not stay back when I closed it. Then I adjusted it back up until it would stay back when I closed the bolt. Then I added somewhere between a half and full turn just to be safe. Then I proceeded to do all of the safety checks. Slam the bolt closed several times and made sure it didn't fire. I dropped it on the butt pad a few times with the safety off. Dry fired it several more times and repeated slamming and dropping until I was sure things were still good. Then I used fingernail polish on the screw that I adjusted to lock it in place.
I was very pleased with the final result.
Buy it. I have one and it will shoot the same hole right out of the box without changes. I read all the stuff about the Savage on this web page and it is obvious that lots of hunters like them, but I don't. The Remington 700 action is what just about all custom gun makers use these days. If you decide to make it into a fine custom rifle, you will be glad that you got the Remington. The stock is fine, not the best, but certainly very usable. You will like it and you won't have a small fortune in it. I own custom AR's, custom bolt guns in lots of calibers, but when I shoot varmints, the SPS in .223 goes with me. Good luck...
Bayou City Boy
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Just so you know, if you plan to replace the stock with an HS Precision stock, it will not fit without modification. The new X-Mark trigger does not clear the aluminum bedding block on the right side, as you look at it from the top. I had to remove some aluminum until the trigger mechanism cleared.
I am not sure if this is the case with the Boyd's stocks.
I was a little disappointed with HS Precision. I called them and asked about the new Remington trigger and they didn't seem to know what I was talking about.
GrouseSetter
Grousetter:
Just a reminder of our conversations (and your panic when you contacted me) when you and I both received our SPS rifles in 17 FB and we both put them in new H-S Precision stocks.......
Mine dropped in with the new trigger with absolutely no contact problems what-so-ever. Yours didn't..... and I told you a Dremel tool and a few minutes should cure the problem you had....no biggy....
Since then I've bought another new Rem with the new trigger and it touched slightly on an H-S stock that I had used before with another rifle. It took all of about 30 seconds to removed some aluminum (less than 1/8" in a small area maybe 1/4" long) with a Dremel tool for it to fit perfectly without the trigger spring touching.
If that kind of experience is anything like typical, why publicly fault H-S for not curing maybe a non-existent problem in some cases?
Just curious...... - BCB
Just so you know, if you plan to replace the stock with an HS Precision stock, it will not fit without modification. The new X-Mark trigger does not clear the aluminum bedding block on the right side, as you look at it from the top. I had to remove some aluminum until the trigger mechanism cleared.
I am not sure if this is the case with the Boyd's stocks.
I was a little disappointed with HS Precision. I called them and asked about the new Remington trigger and they didn't seem to know what I was talking about.
GrouseSetter
Grousetter:
Just a reminder of our conversations (and your panic when you contacted me) when you and I both received our SPS rifles in 17 FB and we both put them in new H-S Precision stocks.......
Mine dropped in with the new trigger with absolutely no contact problems what-so-ever. Yours didn't..... and I told you a Dremel tool and a few minutes should cure the problem you had....no biggy....
Since then I've bought another new Rem with the new trigger and it touched slightly on an H-S stock that I had used before with another rifle. It took all of about 30 seconds to removed some aluminum (less than 1/8" in a small area maybe 1/4" long) with a Dremel tool for it to fit perfectly without the trigger spring touching.
If that kind of experience is anything like typical, why publicly fault H-S for not curing maybe a non-existent problem in some cases?
Just curious...... - BCB
GrouseSetter
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BCB,
I had to remove quite a bit of aluminum from mine. I would do it again, because I love the stock. However, I looked on Brownell's website yesterday and see that they no longer list my stock. I checked other places and could not locate the same stock that I have. I wonder if they no longer make it? With the price and performance of the SPS Varmint and the current rebate, I would buy another. (It ends up being a little bit less than the VSF, but I like my stock better.)
Regarding the HS Precision comment, it just surprised me that they were unaware of the new trigger. The guy on the phone was not very customer friendly with the questions that I was asking. (Maybe he was having a bad day.) HS does make a superior product in my opinion and I would buy another and grind away if needed. Your Dremel tool suggestion worked just fine.
By the way, if anyone wants an SPS Varmint stock, with very little use, shoot me a PM. I will make you a good deal.
GrouseSetter
I had to remove quite a bit of aluminum from mine. I would do it again, because I love the stock. However, I looked on Brownell's website yesterday and see that they no longer list my stock. I checked other places and could not locate the same stock that I have. I wonder if they no longer make it? With the price and performance of the SPS Varmint and the current rebate, I would buy another. (It ends up being a little bit less than the VSF, but I like my stock better.)
Regarding the HS Precision comment, it just surprised me that they were unaware of the new trigger. The guy on the phone was not very customer friendly with the questions that I was asking. (Maybe he was having a bad day.) HS does make a superior product in my opinion and I would buy another and grind away if needed. Your Dremel tool suggestion worked just fine.
By the way, if anyone wants an SPS Varmint stock, with very little use, shoot me a PM. I will make you a good deal.
GrouseSetter
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