Rem 700 best upgrades/bang for the buck?

[jackelope]

Picking up a Rem 700 SPS in .300 win mag today. It's unfired and bone stock. I don't have a huge budget to build a custom rifle with, but am wondering where's the best place to start with upgrades? It has the X-Mark trigger and the hinged floor plate magazine. 26" barrel.
I'd like to replace the stock I think, but again and as much as I'd like to be, I'm not on a Macmillan or Lone Wolf budget. Was thinking about the Bell and Carlson Alaskan 2?

[Fishstiq]

Tagging, I have a 700 in .308 I want to build as well.

[Noiro]

I just put a Knoxx stock on my 870. Im getting on for my Rem 700 Sendero 300 RUM too. You can see on Youtube the recoil reduction.

[hunting4sanity]

jackelope, I'd test out that trigger and see if you like it, I've seen some that were good from Remington and adjusted in the ranges they stated, but my brother recently got one that at the lightest setting wouldn't get low enough to be in the factory stated ranges.  He opted to put a Timney trigger in and it definitely has a better feel, hopefully yours will work like Remington claims.

[jjhunter]

I'd just bed it and see how it shoots right now.  Sometimes, you can get a really good plain jane 700 that just plain shoots.  I would shoot it before I started tweaking it. 

Bed it, throw a donor scope on it, and shoot it.  If it shoots, spend your extra dough on a quality optic to put on top of it.   

If it doesn't shoot...come back for further guidance....

[Zardoz]

Before you start changing parts, put some good glass on it and shoot it. You migt be happy where you are.   

[jackelope]

I've got a nice 4.5-14x50 vx3 to put on it. I will definitely be shooting it before anything gets done to it.

Thanks for the advice so far.

[carpsniperg2]

A good trigger is worth it's weight in gold. I cant stand the factory Remington triggers. However there new trigger "think it is the x model" seems to be a much nicer trigger then the normal.

[jackelope]

Was thinking this stock. Maybe just cuzz it's cool.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1103199519/bell-and-carlson-alaskan-ti-rifle-stock-remington-700-bdl-long-action-factory-barrel-channel-synthetic

[carpsniperg2]

Stocks are kinda user choice kinda deal. I have never had a bell and carlson stock fit me well. You might try to shoot one before you get one for your rifle to make sure you like it. I have always gone to HS stocks on my rifles. If you want to get real fancy I really like the manners and mcmillian stocks.

[Hi-Liter]

I have a .300 win mag Rem. Model 700 I bought new in 1999 with Zeiss scope. I love this rifle use it for all my big game.

I have a drop box in mine, I would defiantly recommend getting that added to it.

I cant stand the hinge plate, 

[jackelope]

A good trigger is worth it's weight in gold. I cant stand the factory Remington triggers. However there new trigger "think it is the x model" seems to be a much nicer trigger then the normal.

Trigger is a no brainer for me. None of my rifles have the stock trigger in them anymore. Even the Encore has all the BellmTC's guts in it. I'll now be doubled up on .300wm's but thats not a bad problem to have.

Stocks are kinda user choice kinda deal. I have never had a bell and carlson stock fit me well. You might try to shoot one before you get one for your rifle to make sure you like it. I have always gone to HS stocks on my rifles. If you want to get real fancy I really like the manners and mcmillian stocks.

My concern with the stock is that it might be too short. I think 13.5" LOP. I'm a big guy and most stocks are too short for me. I might call them and see if they offer a longer one. Your other suggestions are too rich for my blood.

[carpsniperg2]

Never bad to have to many or in the same flavor. I can't even tell you how many 7mm-08's and 270wsm are stacked up around here

They are a bit pricey for sure. With the manners/mcmillian you can get them with a stock spacer kit to make it fit you. Since you have a longer LOP. I am not sure if bell and carlson makes a spacer kit for that model but I know they do for some of there stocks. You might see if that is a option you could add on direct from them.

[uplandhunter870]

i have a bell and carlson stock similar to the one you posted the link to, mines for my older rem 700 bdl .270win. its a good looking stock and feels and fits me well im a bigger guy as well and it doesnt feel short. the bell and carlson is pretty much a drop in fit only complaint is that at least with mine im going to have to sand out the barrel channel to get the barrel free floated. i know my 270 shoots well in the old factory stock but i havent had a chance to shoot it with the B&C stock yet so i cant say anything as far as how it affected accuracy, life just got busy and its a project that got put back in the closet.

[rbros]

Stock, bedding and trigger will typically help.  As pricey as they are, Jewell triggers are worth every penny.