Remmy 700 SPS

[Gutpile]

Out of curiosity I went to the Remington.com website.  The number of 700 variations is mind-boggling!  Evidently, my .17 Fireball is the varmint SPS with a heavy contour barrel.  I'd go open the safe and look if I wasn't so lazy.

I know and half of them, if not more are discontinued. Remington drives me crazy.

[GoldTip]

A friend of mine bought a 7mm rum in bdl and I bought one in the sps. Same barrel 26 inch, differences are trigger, stock obviously, and finish all the sps's I have seen are matte black. The stock on the sps sucks it sits tight against the barrel if you tried to float the barrel the stock would just crack, it can't hold without the support on the for end from the barrel.
I figured with the money I saved on the sps vs Bdl I could buy a good stock and trigger and have a more personalized M700 for about the same price.

By the way my friend and I use the same load/bullet combo and both guns perform very close in group size. Even with the crap stock on the sps.

I bought one of the "SPS" gun in 7mm08 and have been very pleased.  Drawbacks are no drop magazine and does not have the "new" adjustable remington trigger.  Advantages, about $250 cheaper.  I've found the same as you, shoots just fine, yes stock feels cheap, but it's a workhorse gun and I've even developed a love for my old boat paddle stocked synthetic Ruger, so if I can love that stock, there's not much I can't love in a stock!

[Heredoggydoggy]

Strange that you say that the trigger is not adjustable.  Both of my 700's, the SPS and VTR have the adjustable triggers.  You do, however, have to remove the action from the stock and pry out the waxy plug on the allen head set screw to change the adjustment.  The early "new" triggers had the adjustment hole for the allen key in the trigger, but I think they changed it to make it harder to get it set too "hairy".
As for the ugly synthetic stock,  it doesn't hurt as much to scratch a plastic stock.  Like I tell the youngsters:  The only thing that gets easier as you get older is falling down. 

[Gutpile]

Strange that you say that the trigger is not adjustable.  Both of my 700's, the SPS and VTR have the adjustable triggers.  You do, however, have to remove the action from the stock and pry out the waxy plug on the allen head set screw to change the adjustment.  The early "new" triggers had the adjustment hole for the allen key in the trigger, but I think they changed it to make it harder to get it set too "hairy".
As for the ugly synthetic stock,  it doesn't hurt as much to scratch a plastic stock.  Like I tell the youngsters:  The only thing that gets easier as you get older is falling down. 

I think he meant they don't have the "new" X trigger.

[Heredoggydoggy]

I was thinking that all the new 700's had the "X" trigger.  Guess I was wrong.  But I been wrong before!

[Gutpile]

I don't really know. I was just thinking maybe thats what he meant.

[whacker1]

Gutpile.  I bought a 22-250 November of 2009.  I was going to buy a bull barrrel SPS and decided to go with a Howa 1500.  I am a remington guy, so that was a hard decision to make, but I really do like the HOWA 1500 with the Hogue stock.  I save about $125 and it shoots really nice.   Downside is that it is a little on the heavy side as the HOWA carries a little more weight in the action.  But still not as heavy as the remington in a bull barrel.  The HOWA includes the drop down magazine and an adjustable trigger.  I am relatively impressed with the HOWA for $400. 

[jgregg]

Just purchased the 700 sps in 7mm mag. Sps is special purpose synthetic. It has nothing to do with a bull barrell. Simply means the stock is synthetic. The gun has been great so far. I encourage the purchase!

[Gutpile]

Gutpile.  I bought a 22-250 November of 2009.  I was going to buy a bull barrrel SPS and decided to go with a Howa 1500.  I am a remington guy, so that was a hard decision to make, but I really do like the HOWA 1500 with the Hogue stock.  I save about $125 and it shoots really nice.   Downside is that it is a little on the heavy side as the HOWA carries a little more weight in the action.  But still not as heavy as the remington in a bull barrel.  The HOWA includes the drop down magazine and an adjustable trigger.  I am relatively impressed with the HOWA for $400. 

Thanks but I'm only looking at a 700 SPS because it's chambered in the 7mm RUM. Not necesarily the gun I'm interested in, it's the caliber. Don't think Howa chambers that caliber. 

[whacker1]

you are correct no howa in 7mm rum. 

I have 300 RUM in Remington XCR.  I am not sure how the SPS stock will feel with the RUM recoil, so you might ask some questions of anyone that has an SPS in an RUM.  The XCR is a significantly more recoil absorbing stock than the old Remington Stocks and recoil pads.  food for thought as well as the price tag. 

[CAMPMEAT]

I just bought a 22-250 SPS w/xtrigger set at 3.5 lbs. Going to Grand Coulee next week to try it out along with my new Rock River 223.
I'm so lathered up I can't stand it. I love killin' coyotes.......

[Gutpile]

I just bought a 22-250 SPS w/xtrigger set at 3.5 lbs. Going to Grand Coulee next week to try it out along with my new Rock River 223.
I'm so lathered up I can't stand it. I love killin' coyotes.......

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[CAMPMEAT]

I just bought a 22-250 SPS w/xtrigger set at 3.5 lbs. Going to Grand Coulee next week to try it out along with my new Rock River 223.
I'm so lathered up I can't stand it. I love killin' coyotes.......

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[MHWASH]

I just bought a 22-250 SPS w/xtrigger set at 3.5 lbs. Going to Grand Coulee next week to try it out along with my new Rock River 223.
I'm so lathered up I can't stand it. I love killin' coyotes.......

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For your sake CAMPMEAT I hope not. 


You think like me ....................

[CAMPMEAT]

I just bought a 22-250 SPS w/xtrigger set at 3.5 lbs. Going to Grand Coulee next week to try it out along with my new Rock River 223.
I'm so lathered up I can't stand it. I love killin' coyotes.......

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For your sake CAMPMEAT I hope not. 


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