ADL
02-07-2007, 08:47 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,525
RE: ADL
ADL is a wooden stocked rifle and has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate but uses the same 700 action thatthe SPS does. SPS is short for Special Purpose Synthetic and is basically a replacement for the older BDL SS(Sythetic Stainless) with the Stainless barrel being the higher of three SPS grades. There are three types of SPS: SPS, SPS DM, SPS Stainless. The SPS is a synthetic(plastic stock) with a black barrel and 700 action with a hinged floorplate. The SPS DM is th same as the SPS butwith a detachable magazine. The SPS Stainless is the same as the SPS but with a Stainless Barrel and a Hinged Floorplate. I know the SPS Stainless has a plated action but im not sure about the other two models of the SPS.
02-07-2007, 08:51 PM
#3
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
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RE: ADL
ORIGINAL: Gangly
ADL has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate. SPS is just a synthetic(plastic) stock with your choice of stainless or black barrel and your hoice of hinged floorplate or detachable magazine. The SPS Stainless(Stainless Barrel)comes with a hinged floorplate and a coated/plated action by default while the regular SPS is a choice of hinged floorplate or detachable magazine. Im not sure if the regular SPS has a plated/coated action.
ADL has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate. SPS is just a synthetic(plastic) stock with your choice of stainless or black barrel and your hoice of hinged floorplate or detachable magazine. The SPS Stainless(Stainless Barrel)comes with a hinged floorplate and a coated/plated action by default while the regular SPS is a choice of hinged floorplate or detachable magazine. Im not sure if the regular SPS has a plated/coated action.
02-07-2007, 08:57 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
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RE: ADL
i have a bad problem of not proofreading my posts before hitting the all might "ok" button so i made someadditions to the original post so you might want to re-read it. I didnt change any information, just added clarification.
02-07-2007, 09:04 PM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Republic of Texas
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RE: ADL
ORIGINAL: Gangly
ADL is a wooden stocked rifle and has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate but uses the same 700 action thatthe SPS does.
ADL is a wooden stocked rifle and has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate but uses the same 700 action thatthe SPS does.
The only real differences between the two are that the SPS has a 2" longer barrel (24" for standard calibers and 26" for magnums), and hinged floorplate.
The ADL must be unloaded one at a time by cycling the action because it doesn't have the hinged floor plate. The ADL's barrel was 22" for standard calibers and 24" for magnums. I've got two ADL's, a .30-06 and a .243, and I think they're great rifles. You'll be happy with either. I really don't think the hinged floor plate is worth the extra $150 that you could better spend by upgrading your optics.
02-07-2007, 10:18 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 2,862
RE: ADL
The ADL synthetic and the SPS are virtually the same gun, with the exception of a hinged floorplate on the SPS now. The ADL used to be available in wood or synthetic, but I believe in the last few years of production was a synthetic only gun. They changed the way the stocks looked, and put a hinged floorplate in, and called in an SPS.
The SPS stainless does have a plated action. So that would be my choice.
The SPS stainless does have a plated action. So that would be my choice.
02-07-2007, 10:37 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Texas
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RE: ADL
ORIGINAL: ipscshooter
Most of the ADL's available at WalMart, and most everywhere else, are synthetic stocked. I don't even remember the last time I saw a wooden, or even laminate stocked ADL.
The only real differences between the two are that the SPS has a 2" longer barrel (24" for standard calibers and 26" for magnums), and hinged floorplate.
The ADL must be unloaded one at a time by cycling the action because it doesn't have the hinged floor plate. The ADL's barrel was 22" for standard calibers and 24" for magnums. I've got two ADL's, a .30-06 and a .243, and I think they're great rifles. You'll be happy with either. I really don't think the hinged floor plate is worth the extra $150 that you could better spend by upgrading your optics.
ORIGINAL: Gangly
ADL is a wooden stocked rifle and has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate but uses the same 700 action thatthe SPS does.
ADL is a wooden stocked rifle and has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate but uses the same 700 action thatthe SPS does.
The only real differences between the two are that the SPS has a 2" longer barrel (24" for standard calibers and 26" for magnums), and hinged floorplate.
The ADL must be unloaded one at a time by cycling the action because it doesn't have the hinged floor plate. The ADL's barrel was 22" for standard calibers and 24" for magnums. I've got two ADL's, a .30-06 and a .243, and I think they're great rifles. You'll be happy with either. I really don't think the hinged floor plate is worth the extra $150 that you could better spend by upgrading your optics.
An yes, I kinda feel like the hinged floor plate is a nuisance(sp?) and Im starting to wish i had a blind magazine instead. Whenever you use the hinged floorplate, GET READY!!!, Ammo is a' comin' out!!!
02-08-2007, 09:23 AM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: ADL
As far as I know, the Adl is no longer made. There are still a few left but its been replaced with the SPS. They have the BDL and I think CDL. The ADL Synthetic now has 24 inch barrels and is called the SPS.
02-08-2007, 09:40 AM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Louisiana
Posts: 668
RE: ADL
ORIGINAL: ipscshooter
Most of the ADL's available at WalMart, and most everywhere else, are synthetic stocked. I don't even remember the last time I saw a wooden, or even laminate stocked ADL.
The only real differences between the two are that the SPS has a 2" longer barrel (24" for standard calibers and 26" for magnums), and hinged floorplate.
The ADL must be unloaded one at a time by cycling the action because it doesn't have the hinged floor plate. The ADL's barrel was 22" for standard calibers and 24" for magnums. I've got two ADL's, a .30-06 and a .243, and I think they're great rifles. You'll be happy with either. I really don't think the hinged floor plate is worth the extra $150 that you could better spend by upgrading your optics.
ORIGINAL: Gangly
ADL is a wooden stocked rifle and has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate but uses the same 700 action thatthe SPS does.
ADL is a wooden stocked rifle and has no detachable magazine or hinged floorplate but uses the same 700 action thatthe SPS does.
The only real differences between the two are that the SPS has a 2" longer barrel (24" for standard calibers and 26" for magnums), and hinged floorplate.
The ADL must be unloaded one at a time by cycling the action because it doesn't have the hinged floor plate. The ADL's barrel was 22" for standard calibers and 24" for magnums. I've got two ADL's, a .30-06 and a .243, and I think they're great rifles. You'll be happy with either. I really don't think the hinged floor plate is worth the extra $150 that you could better spend by upgrading your optics.
02-08-2007, 10:23 AM
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: ADL
Get a hinged floorplate, 2" more barrel and R3(sims) recoil pad with the SPS. PersonallyI hate blind mags so that alone would be worth it for me. Depending on the chambering/usage the other differencesmay also bepositives.
