Rem 700 sps vs. sps tactical

[Sphawley]

I'm interested in buying this weapon, Whats the differences and advantages between the two versions?

I'm looking to possibly do some long range shooting, maybe around 700+ yards.

Insight and opinions?

 

[Mawetta]

Check out the VTR you need to consider that one to.

 

[TXGunNut]

In my opinion 700 yards is a hell of a long shot. Sounds like fun!

 

[Sphawley]

Well I definetly dont think I will ever really go past that...but who knows, I want something in the 700yd area...

 

[thesheepdog]

VTR is a nice gun. I shot 1 MOA at 340 yards with mine.

 

[Incognito]

The main difference between the two is the barrel thickness. The standard SPS has a thinner barrel diameter as opposed to the Tactical Model which has heavy-contour barrel, as does the SPS Varmint Model (you want the heavy barrel).

The main differences between the SPS-T and SPS-V are:
• 20" bbl. vs. 26" bbl.
• Oxide finish vs. painted finish
• Houge stock vs. plastic stock
• $600+ vs. $500+

I went ahead and bought a SPS-V for $525 on sale, upgraded the cheap stock to a Bell & Carlson A2 $225, bedded a Ken Farrell 20 MOA base along with TPS TSR rings $180, and a Nikon Monarch 6-24X50 scope $400. Nothing really fancy, but good enough to learn the long distance stuff with. Once the barrell is shot out, I'll replace it with a custom job, which will hopefully match my improved shooting skills, lol.

The differences between the two (Tactical/Varmint) are negligible imo, although the 20" bbl. is nice.

 

[Morgoroth]

Once the barrell is shot out

How long do you think that will take?

 

[Incognito]

I'm not sure, but I've read that around 10K rounds accuracy starts to drop off

 

[Morgoroth]

Good, I think I can save up for a nice barrel by then.

 

[shooter_john]

I went with the SPS Tactical, and couldn't be happier. Added a Manners T4 and a Leupold. (It's the one on the bottom, the other is a cut down 700P).