question about Remington 700 rifles

horatioo · January 6, 2009, 08:09 PM

What's the difference between an 'ADL' and an 'SPS'? I think the SPS has a synthetic stock. Is that the difference? Is one a better rifle then the other?

Thanks for any information.

ndking1126 · January 6, 2009, 08:16 PM

SPS replaced the ADL. Bother were (are) the low end model 700.

SPS comes in different flavors, SPS Varmint, SPS Tactical, SPS this and SPS that. Some of those are pretty nice rifles.

I really like my ADL. Accuracy is definitely acceptable. My uncle's ADL is really accurate, so I guess it is the luck of the draw a little with ADL's.

jmr40 · January 6, 2009, 08:28 PM

The ADL was originaly a slightly less expensive version of the 700. It had a slightly plainer walnut stock with a blind magazine while the BDL had better wood and a floorplate. Both were quality guns. At one time Remington offered the walnut ADL and a synthetic stocked version with matte finished metal. Eventually the ADL was dropped and replaced with the SPS. Slightly different stock with a floorplate. Either should be just as accurate and reliable. Just a cheaper finish.

BusGunner007 · January 6, 2009, 08:30 PM

ADL was the model without a floorplate for the magazine...
I'm not sure, but I think the ADL was also the designator for the lower cost, lesser finished models.
The SPS is, I believe, the BDL floorplate magazine rifle with a matte black finish in a synthetic stock - Special Purpose Synthetic, as it were.

I wish I could find a nice wood stocked ADL in 7mm Rem.Mag.

horatioo · January 6, 2009, 08:37 PM

academy sports is selling ADL's now. When did Remington quit making them? It is the same gun as an SPS?

http://www.academy.com/index.php?pag...eklyad&pgNum=5

triggerhappy2006 · January 6, 2009, 08:46 PM

SPS is the low end?!?!? Wow I thought the low end was the 770. BTW my Rem 700 is SPS DM 7mm RM

Horseman · January 6, 2009, 08:53 PM

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SPS is the low end?!?!? Wow I thought the low end was the 770.

Fraid so. And the 770 is not low end, it's garbage IMO. Yes the ADL was dropped and they ramped up sales of their "new" SPS. SPS's have poor finish of the metal work compared to some other models and they are only available in blow molded stocks.

triggerhappy2006 · January 6, 2009, 08:55 PM

Oh so only the finish and stocks are cheap? The action, barrel and metal are all still the same?

ndking1126 · January 6, 2009, 08:57 PM

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SPS is the low end?!?!?

SPS is the low end 700 model. The 770 is the lowest end model offered by Remington.

Horseman · January 6, 2009, 09:18 PM

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Oh so only the finish and stocks are cheap? The action, barrel and metal are all still the same?

Yes the action barrel and bottom metal are the same as other models. They just have different finishes and textures. The SPS is a good rifle to buy for a custom bench gun. Add a good stock and $600 barrel and you've got a gun most folks can compete with.

jmr40 · January 6, 2009, 10:40 PM

horatioo,

I'm not surprised to see a few ADL's in inventory. I think Remington stopped making them around 2005, but some big stores like Walmart bought them by the truckload.

I bought one from Walmart about the time they stopped making them and the gun was 5 years old. Still NIB.

Several years ago when California K-Marts stopped selling guns they shipped their inventory to stores that still did sell them. My local K-Mart had some 7-8 year old Marlin 336 rifles from California that still had the old prices on them. I bought one of the Walnut stocked rifles for less than the newer hardwood stocked Marlins was selling for.

January 6, 2009, 08:09 PM	#1
horatioo Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2008 Posts: 332	question about Remington 700 rifles What's the difference between an 'ADL' and an 'SPS'? I think the SPS has a synthetic stock. Is that the difference? Is one a better rifle then the other? Thanks for any information.

January 6, 2009, 08:30 PM	#4
BusGunner007 Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2001 Location: Upper Left Coast Posts: 2,116	ADL was the model without a floorplate for the magazine... I'm not sure, but I think the ADL was also the designator for the lower cost, lesser finished models. The SPS is, I believe, the BDL floorplate magazine rifle with a matte black finish in a synthetic stock - Special Purpose Synthetic, as it were. I wish I could find a nice wood stocked ADL in 7mm Rem.Mag. __________________ "...if you're not havin' fun, you're workin'..."

January 6, 2009, 08:16 PM	#2
ndking1126 Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2008 Location: Madison, AL Posts: 1,932	SPS replaced the ADL. Bother were (are) the low end model 700. SPS comes in different flavors, SPS Varmint, SPS Tactical, SPS this and SPS that. Some of those are pretty nice rifles. I really like my ADL. Accuracy is definitely acceptable. My uncle's ADL is really accurate, so I guess it is the luck of the draw a little with ADL's.

January 6, 2009, 08:28 PM	#3
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,809	The ADL was originaly a slightly less expensive version of the 700. It had a slightly plainer walnut stock with a blind magazine while the BDL had better wood and a floorplate. Both were quality guns. At one time Remington offered the walnut ADL and a synthetic stocked version with matte finished metal. Eventually the ADL was dropped and replaced with the SPS. Slightly different stock with a floorplate. Either should be just as accurate and reliable. Just a cheaper finish.

January 6, 2009, 08:37 PM	#5
horatioo Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2008 Posts: 332	academy sports is selling ADL's now. When did Remington quit making them? It is the same gun as an SPS? http://www.academy.com/index.php?pag...eklyad&pgNum=5

January 6, 2009, 08:46 PM	#6
triggerhappy2006 Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2006 Posts: 452	SPS is the low end?!?!? Wow I thought the low end was the 770. BTW my Rem 700 is SPS DM 7mm RM

January 6, 2009, 08:55 PM	#8
triggerhappy2006 Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2006 Posts: 452	Oh so only the finish and stocks are cheap? The action, barrel and metal are all still the same?

January 6, 2009, 10:40 PM	#11
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,809	horatioo, I'm not surprised to see a few ADL's in inventory. I think Remington stopped making them around 2005, but some big stores like Walmart bought them by the truckload. I bought one from Walmart about the time they stopped making them and the gun was 5 years old. Still NIB. Several years ago when California K-Marts stopped selling guns they shipped their inventory to stores that still did sell them. My local K-Mart had some 7-8 year old Marlin 336 rifles from California that still had the old prices on them. I bought one of the Walnut stocked rifles for less than the newer hardwood stocked Marlins was selling for.