I bought a Rem. 700 SPS Varmint over a year ago in .17 Rem. Fireball. Not the caliber you wish, but my comments are that the gun shoots really good right out of the box after barrel break-in was completed. Not the prettiest girl at the dance, but dances well. My last 3-shot group out of it went just about 0.250" at 100 yds.