I have a rifle that has me in a debacle of keeping it or selling it. It is an older E prefix Remington 700 TWS rifle in 308 that at some point was upgraded with a Douglas premium barrel. Since owning it I ditched the factory Leupold that came with the kit, added a Seekins 20 MOA base, and had a bolt knob installed by Paul at PPR. I havnt had a chance to shoot it thanks to work..
My question is, with all the hype I have seen about Tikka and the custom actions, I am unsure if I want to hold onto it and try my hand at a precision rifle course/match, or sell it and jump to a custom build or go the Tikka route...it seems a lot of folks are straying away from the 700's but at what cost point? I will say I had both a Stiller Tac30 AW built by AO before, as well as a TL2 by Josh at PVA, and they both blew away the 700, so it would almost seem as if my mind is set but then again I have a rifle that would work as is?
What is the overall take on the matter? Would I gain anything, really, in selling it for a Tikka CTR, or even saving up for a custom such as the AO Renegade/having PVA or Longrifles build me a rifle off a TL3 or Mausingfield?
My question is, with all the hype I have seen about Tikka and the custom actions, I am unsure if I want to hold onto it and try my hand at a precision rifle course/match, or sell it and jump to a custom build or go the Tikka route...it seems a lot of folks are straying away from the 700's but at what cost point? I will say I had both a Stiller Tac30 AW built by AO before, as well as a TL2 by Josh at PVA, and they both blew away the 700, so it would almost seem as if my mind is set but then again I have a rifle that would work as is?
What is the overall take on the matter? Would I gain anything, really, in selling it for a Tikka CTR, or even saving up for a custom such as the AO Renegade/having PVA or Longrifles build me a rifle off a TL3 or Mausingfield?
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