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Ok guys I need a little help again. I can't find a definitive source, but i'm told that the 700P and 700 SPS are identical aside from Barrel length and Stock. is this true?
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The barreled action of the 700p and the sps varmint are supposed to be the same, minus the finish.GAP Team Shooter 5 -
Here's your info on the SPS:
Reming 700 SPS
Here's your info on the 700P:
Reminton 700P from Sniper Central
I'm not going to say which one is better, but will say that my lowly 700 SPS-V in 308 did a hell of a lot better than rifles that cost 2-4x as much at the Allegheny Sniper Challenge this year.
Rich"Speed is a tactic!" - R.W.
"Pressure is what you feel when you don't know what you're doing." - Chuck Knox
"The callus on my finger is from my trigger, not the keyboard!" - Rob LeathamComment
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Except for one being "black oxide" and the other being "parkerized" there is no difference in barreled actions. Which one will shoot better is dependent on the luck of the draw.Last edited by buffybuster; 12-20-2009, 9:21 AM.Luck favors the prepared.
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If you are just looking for a barreled action to set into another stock, the SPS action/barrel is the same as the 700p.
If you are looking for a gun to shoot as it comes out of the box, the 700p HS stock is far superior to the SPS stock and is worth the extra money over the SPS.Randall Rausch
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Barrel, sight and trigger work on most pistols and shotguns.
Most work performed while-you-wait.Comment
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Stocks, schmoks. Nothing that good bedding can't fix.
Rich"Speed is a tactic!" - R.W.
"Pressure is what you feel when you don't know what you're doing." - Chuck Knox
"The callus on my finger is from my trigger, not the keyboard!" - Rob LeathamComment
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Luck favors the prepared.
The original battle plan did not survive initial contact with the enemy.
"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore RooseveltComment
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Haha the SPS-Varmint is the same barreled action just different finish wich means it has the same 26 inch heavy barrel bud. A buddy of min got a SPS-V and skim bedded the stock and it's shooting just over half consistently. I put mine in a HS precision M24 type stock and it shoots under half minute all day.Comment
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Ditto. My SPS-V lives in a B&C stock (nothing fancy) and it's been bedded and had a trigger job. That's it. Stock barrel, no action work. My best group to date is a .239 for 5 shots with my ammo.
Get a stock 700 SPS and just get out and shoot. To hell with all the fancy crap.
Rich
ETA: The "fancy crap" can be added as you learn and find what you like rather than getting something up front and 'learning to live with it'."Speed is a tactic!" - R.W.
"Pressure is what you feel when you don't know what you're doing." - Chuck Knox
"The callus on my finger is from my trigger, not the keyboard!" - Rob LeathamComment
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I agree ^^^ I ran my SPS-V for awhile in stock form before I dropped the cash on a stock. I was averaging under a inch with crap hunting ammo. When I put it in my HS stock it actually shoots just over a half inch with federal 150 grain SP hunting ammo!!! With my own loads "I'm still developing loads" I can get under half inch consistently. Ill probably be out this weekend bucking some 8 inch swingers I have at 400 or so just for the heck of it. Theres going to be WAY to much wind and snow this weekend to do much distance where ill be shooting.Comment
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Keep in mind on the wood VLS stock Remington has left a small "pressure ridge" about 2" in from the tip of the forend, so unlike the P and SPS and such it isn't free floated. I bought one in 6mm Remington and it was a lousy shooter until I went free float.GOA Member & SAF Life MemberComment
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^^^^ Nothing a Dremel can't fix.
"Speed is a tactic!" - R.W.
"Pressure is what you feel when you don't know what you're doing." - Chuck Knox
"The callus on my finger is from my trigger, not the keyboard!" - Rob LeathamComment
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I have a 700 sps Varmint in .308
and I have a 700 pss in .300 remington ultra mag with a mcmillian stock.
I think that the PSS has a smoother action,It could be Me but that's the way mine are.My favorite is the sps varmint.even with the flimsy "stock" stock
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wow guys, thanks for the advice. I actually most wanted to know if there is any inherent advantage to the 700P's Action and Barrel over the 700 SPS. sounds like they have a different finish, which I assume doesn't really make any difference at all. the SPS I just traded for is already in a McMillan A5 Stock, so that solves the stock issue. Now I need to decide if it's worth sending out for accurizing. I've gotten the names of a number of folks who do a good job. unfortunately none of them seem to be local to So Ca. Any ideas here would be much appreciated. again, thanks for so much help.Comment
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