Which of these.223 rifles do you recommend? ?
I am deciding on which of these rifles to purchase:
Remington SPS Varmint
- I like this rifle because of its stock and barrel length, but what i don't like about it is that the barrel is not free floating, does not have a detachable magazine and i have read some reviews which say that remington has had some "bad apples" come out of the production line.
Tikka T3 Super Varmint
-i also like this rifle because of the stock, but i also hear it has a very smooth bolt action. It has a Picatinny rail for mounts, adjustable cheek piece, free floating barrel and it has a detachable magazine. But what i like most of this rifle, is that tikka makes sure that every rifle that leaves there factory has to shoot 1 MOA. The only thing which i do not like, is that it is foreign. Not that i hat them or anything, its just that i would like to support american factories.
I will be using the rifle for varmint hunting (coyotes, rabbits, squirrels,etc) and target shooting.
May 19th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
In the UK if I wanted a British made rifle it would cost me about thousands of pounds.
Therefore I buy foreign. Tikka, Sako and Blazer.
Remington could build a rifle at one time. Now the company is owned by bean counters and their heart isn’t in it. I won’t buy another Remington.
May 20th, 2009 at 3:55 am
have you looked at savage,, they shoot great
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
The remington 710 – 770 models are the ones that are crap, but they still shoot accurate enough to take down a deer at 100yards but the 700model is 10x better. So if it is a 700 sps model im sure you wont have a problem with it.
The Tikka if im not mistaken is made or designed by beretta and is also a pretty good gun.
So for what you looking to do, Hold both and see which one feels more comfortable and if possible try to find a way to shoot them(friends, people at shooting ranges etc..) but both are good rifles that will get the job done.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Have you looked at the Remington xr100. I own one in 204 ruger. It’s a nice gun. It shoots well, has a good trigger, and very comfortable thumbhole stock. The down side is that it is a single shot. Not that that really matters in varmint hunting. Just my opinion.
May 27th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I would get the Tikka. The only Remington that I would get would be one from the custom shop. I agree with the poster that Remington has too many bean counters. They are not what they used to be at all.
May 30th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
no matter what you ask here, someone will always recommend something else, won’t they? I also prefer to buy Amercan but given the choices, and your stated preferences, I would choose the Tikka
But have you ever thought about a Bushmaster???!!! LMAO
June 1st, 2009 at 6:40 am
Keep people employed here in the USA….. Remington makes a fine product…..
Remington 700 SPS review…
Look over this .223 Cartridge Guide……