09-08-2010, 01:17 PM
Uncle Shags Wrote:I have been looking for a rifle for the past couple weeks. I wanted to get one for elk hunting out west if I ever go (my Dad and brother go every couple years), deer hunting here on the east coast where I am now, and general purpose long range target shooting. But, I will be honest, a big part of my decision to start looking was a string of emails a couple friends of mine and I have recently sent back and forth hypothesizing/joking about the "upcoming" apocalypse. If shit ever hits the fan I'd like a good "sniper" rifle for defense.
I already have a Remington 1187 and a Savage .22 pump action rifle, so I have those bases covered in my arsenal.
So, with that as my starting point I went out searching.
I will spare you all the agonizing and theorizing I went through to make my final decision, but I narrowed the many choices (caliber, type of action, manufacturer, model, etc) down to a Remington 700 SS .308 24 5R Milspec. This article http://www.snipercountry.com/InReviews/R...ilspec.asp along with other research got me chomping at the bit to get one. They stopped making them and they're rare, but I was able to find a factory new one at a dealer in Kentucky for a decent price.
So, short story long, today I got the ok from the wife (she wasn't happy, but I was steadfast) and went to my local dealer and ordered it. It's on it's way. I'm really excited, and glad to be done with it - I had become pretty obsessed in my search for a rifle over the last couple weeks. Now I can move on and start obsessing over what scope to put on it...
You obviously know a lot more then me about this, but I've arrived at the same conclusion. Remington 700 .308.
What is the difference between the one you got and the standard SPS from Remington? Is it just the bored barrel?
http://www.remington.com/products/firear...nless.aspx
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