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FiveInADime · October 25, 2012, 03:10 AM

The SPS is a fairly light gun is it not? Unless you are getting the tactical or varmint version the recoil will still be there. I was even surprised at how much my 7mm-08 bucked. It certainly isn't a flincher but it is much more than my light weight .243Win. If you are going to buy a light rifle to build from maybe you should consider a .243Win. With a 1:10'' or 1:9'' twist you could shoot the 87gr. vmax or possibly the 95gr. VLD and be good to 500 yards easy. Still has the .308 parent case so no bolt mod. to switch to .260Rem.

I assume, since you are planning on a .260Rem in the future, that you already reload or are going to start. Not much on the shelf in that cartridge. I am planning on making my 7mm-08 into a .260 in the future.

October 25, 2012, 03:10 AM	#11
FiveInADime Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2012 Posts: 607	The SPS is a fairly light gun is it not? Unless you are getting the tactical or varmint version the recoil will still be there. I was even surprised at how much my 7mm-08 bucked. It certainly isn't a flincher but it is much more than my light weight .243Win. If you are going to buy a light rifle to build from maybe you should consider a .243Win. With a 1:10'' or 1:9'' twist you could shoot the 87gr. vmax or possibly the 95gr. VLD and be good to 500 yards easy. Still has the .308 parent case so no bolt mod. to switch to .260Rem. I assume, since you are planning on a .260Rem in the future, that you already reload or are going to start. Not much on the shelf in that cartridge. I am planning on making my 7mm-08 into a .260 in the future.