Originally Posted by
Sheridan
Proud owner of a 700 SPS with detachable magazine in .243.
Did three things;
Had my gunsmith hand lap the barrel.
Had my gunsmith do a basic trigger job.
I followed the "standard" break in proceedure for first 100 rounds.
Shoots under 1" MOA all day long.
Any gunsmith worth their salt "can" work on a model 700 !
See, I don't see how this is impressive, but maybe it's just me. My Savage right out of the box, with no gunsmith work, no trigger work, no hand lapping the barrel, and just shooting not following any break in procedure, shot .8" groups with both factory Federal Power Shok and Winchester Power Point ammo. With reloads it got down to constant .4-.5" groups at 100 yards, which is 1/2MOA.
That said, it's no way I'd buy a new Remington, but that's just my opinion.