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insomni · August 17, 2012, 07:46 PM

ok, decision time. I have a 5 year old .308 Remington 700 SPS. Everything is factory and it has the 23" factory [sporter/light weight] barrel with a Leupold VX-II 3-9x40 scope and a Harris L Series bipod.

I'm shooting about a 1"-1.5" group at 100m depending on ammo.

I want to upgrade and get some serious accuracy out of my coveted R-700 action.
In time I'd like to add a heavy barrel and an H-S stock, but now I'm running into budgetary problems.... I can't afford a $300 barrel AND a $1100 stock. It's one or the other. If I go with the barrel, I could probably get the standard stock floated and glassed.

so, Smithies! Which upgrade should I do first? New barrel or new stock?

August 17, 2012, 07:46 PM	#1
insomni Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2011 Posts: 342	Budget Remington 700 upgrades? ok, decision time. I have a 5 year old .308 Remington 700 SPS. Everything is factory and it has the 23" factory [sporter/light weight] barrel with a Leupold VX-II 3-9x40 scope and a Harris L Series bipod. I'm shooting about a 1"-1.5" group at 100m depending on ammo. I want to upgrade and get some serious accuracy out of my coveted R-700 action. In time I'd like to add a heavy barrel and an H-S stock, but now I'm running into budgetary problems.... I can't afford a $300 barrel AND a $1100 stock. It's one or the other. If I go with the barrel, I could probably get the standard stock floated and glassed. so, Smithies! Which upgrade should I do first? New barrel or new stock?