Guys! I found one! I actually found one!!
Not sure if you guys recall the thread I posted up a few weeks ago. But I wanted a bolt-action chambered in .308 that I could use for deer hunting (or any North American game) here in Wisconsin... but mostly deer. I hunt in the northern part of the state where it's VERY thick and I just didn't want a rifle with a really long 24"-26" barrel. I'm not taking several hundred yard shots where I hunt. If I take a 50-75 yard shot, that would be considered a long shot where I hunt.
That prompted me to look at the Remington 700 SPS Tactical rifle. Since become a 'Hide member last year, it's been the one rifle at the top of my find list. I was initially going to go that route and simply have the barrel chopped down because the 16-18" shorty rifle thread is my favorite thread here on the 'Hide.
So.... that was my plan, until I learned more about a Remington 700 SPS Tactical rifle that comes from the factory with a 16.5" barrel from a couple of posts here on the 'Hide. So I did a lot of research and learned that this rifle is Remington SKU #85538. It seems to essentially be a Remington SPS Tactical AAC-SD rifle with a 16.5" barrel, 1:10 twist and the same 5/8"-24 threaded barrel. It also has the same Hogue overmolded stock in Ghillie Green. It's a rifle exclusive to Sports South Louisiana and to the best of my knowledge, I <span style="font-style: italic">think</span> it might be discontinued... but don't quote me on that. Regardless, I signed up for e-mail alerts from over 15 different online gun dealers to be notified when one became available and was finally notified last week. I picked the rifle up from my local FFL this afternoon.
This is my first real bolt-action unless you count the Mossberg .17HMR that I use for small game. This will not be a safe queen. I plan on using and practicing with this rifle as much as I possibly can.
This is basically it. It's as bare bones as it comes right now so I know it needs a ton of work before it's worthy of the shirty rifle thread. But I'll have fun researching the various accessories.
I need glass (obviously). I'd love to add a bipod, muzzle brake and a DBM, if at all possible. There's a lot more I can think of, but those are the the immediates that comes to mind. Fiirst things first is a hard case for it.
Anyway, sorry for the lengthy post.
What do you guys think??
Not sure if you guys recall the thread I posted up a few weeks ago. But I wanted a bolt-action chambered in .308 that I could use for deer hunting (or any North American game) here in Wisconsin... but mostly deer. I hunt in the northern part of the state where it's VERY thick and I just didn't want a rifle with a really long 24"-26" barrel. I'm not taking several hundred yard shots where I hunt. If I take a 50-75 yard shot, that would be considered a long shot where I hunt.
That prompted me to look at the Remington 700 SPS Tactical rifle. Since become a 'Hide member last year, it's been the one rifle at the top of my find list. I was initially going to go that route and simply have the barrel chopped down because the 16-18" shorty rifle thread is my favorite thread here on the 'Hide.
So.... that was my plan, until I learned more about a Remington 700 SPS Tactical rifle that comes from the factory with a 16.5" barrel from a couple of posts here on the 'Hide. So I did a lot of research and learned that this rifle is Remington SKU #85538. It seems to essentially be a Remington SPS Tactical AAC-SD rifle with a 16.5" barrel, 1:10 twist and the same 5/8"-24 threaded barrel. It also has the same Hogue overmolded stock in Ghillie Green. It's a rifle exclusive to Sports South Louisiana and to the best of my knowledge, I <span style="font-style: italic">think</span> it might be discontinued... but don't quote me on that. Regardless, I signed up for e-mail alerts from over 15 different online gun dealers to be notified when one became available and was finally notified last week. I picked the rifle up from my local FFL this afternoon.
This is my first real bolt-action unless you count the Mossberg .17HMR that I use for small game. This will not be a safe queen. I plan on using and practicing with this rifle as much as I possibly can.
This is basically it. It's as bare bones as it comes right now so I know it needs a ton of work before it's worthy of the shirty rifle thread. But I'll have fun researching the various accessories.
Anyway, sorry for the lengthy post.
What do you guys think??
fwiw I love my weaver grand slam (not the tactical model)3-10x40
