I purchased this gun earlier this year and topped it with a burris 4x16x44 mm signiature sellect scope.

Not becauseI wanted it for varmnint hunting, but because I wanted a .308 with a bull barrell.
The .308 700 varmint comes with a26" bull barrell, neat stock with a flattened fore stock, drop floor plate (no clip).

To dateI have tried-
Federal Fusion 150 gr.= no go.
Winchester supreme BT 150= no go.
Remington Corelokt 150- Go. (last time out right under 1" with 3 shots).

Funny thing is I broker the barrell in with the "cheaper" Core Lokts and things were going well. When I switched to the higher end bullets (they cost more anyways) the groups suffered. I went back to cheap and my groups shrunk once again.

If I had more time and ammo money I'd step up to the 165's to see what they do. But season is closing in too fast to be playing at the gun range.