Bigcountry, the PSS has a H-S Precision stock on it with the aluminum receiver block. Next time you have it out of the stock look at the bottom of the receiver and you should see were the receiver is riding on the two fine rails of the aluminum block. These rails run on both side of the block about 3/16-1/4" above the magazine. These rails are designed for "pillar" purposes, they are not always uniform, eventhough they are cut with state of the art CNC machines.

Also, if you loosen the action screw a bit, you can actually slide the receiver back and forth slihgtly, and cant it to one side or the other. I mill these rails out and install pillars the the actions go though the center. I make these pillars for each individual rifle to eliminate any adverse torqueing of the reciever. This is the only way to ensure that there is uniform pressure throughout the reciever, with no adverse torqueing or bindng. The receiver and barrel is then bedded in Devcon, from the rear tang of the receiver to 3" past the recoil lug.

Nomercy, for the work I do for the local police departments, I give them a break, and only charge them $450 per rifle. I normaly charge $750 for work this extensive. This is because a law enforcement sniper needs the most accurate rifle possible. Very seldom do they have room for error and more than likely a human life or lives hang in the balance. The PSS is a good rifle out of the box. It can be made better with a lot of detailed work. $800 for a PSS is a good deal and I certainly will not try and talk you out of it. They will shoot 1.5MOA or better out of the box, that is all that the Army's M-24 SWS rifles are guarenteed to shoot. For about $200, the best things you can do is have the stock's receiver block rails removed and pillars installed then bedded, trigger tuned to 2#, and the locking lugs lapped in. After the lapping of the locking lugs make the headspace is checked.

In my opinion though, a heavy barreled Remington VLS or VS, will give you the same performance for a little less money. As will, the Winchester M-70 stealth varmint or the Savage M-12BVSS or M-10FPLE1A. There are several others like the Ruger M-77VTMKII, the Howa M-1500 heavy barreled, or Tikka M-595, that come to mind as well. Regardless of what you decide on, you deck it out and personalize it a little at a time. The main thing I would suggest is to get a good tatical one piece base, a good set of tactical rings, and as high of quality scope, with plenty of adjustment, as you can afford.

To build a high quality tactical rifle would cost $2,000 minimum up to $3,500.