Hello everbody I am new to this forum. I have just recieved my FAC back and I am now licensed for centre fire .223. I have been considering either the Remington 700 SPS or the Howa M1500 both appear to have good reviews and I have handled both in the shop.
I won't bother with the heavy barrel as I will be using this rifle for foxes so I don't expect to fire more than 3 to 5 rounds a night.
Anyway I have some concerns in regard to the Remington action mainly from the reports in the media about un commanded firing of the action. From my understanding this appears to be a result of tampering with the factory settings of the firing mechanism or debris and lack of maintainance on the walker mechanism. This type of action is now superceeded on the model 700 by the X mark pro as standard is this correct?
So guys and girls anybody with thoughts on these rifles and comments on the Remington action please feel free to educate myself. Many thanks for your attention and help Danny.
I won't bother with the heavy barrel as I will be using this rifle for foxes so I don't expect to fire more than 3 to 5 rounds a night.
Anyway I have some concerns in regard to the Remington action mainly from the reports in the media about un commanded firing of the action. From my understanding this appears to be a result of tampering with the factory settings of the firing mechanism or debris and lack of maintainance on the walker mechanism. This type of action is now superceeded on the model 700 by the X mark pro as standard is this correct?
So guys and girls anybody with thoughts on these rifles and comments on the Remington action please feel free to educate myself. Many thanks for your attention and help Danny.