Remington 700 Varmint .308 or Savage 11 .308

[XC700116]

Here's what I have in mind for either of them. These will be incremental upgrades. Also, the club I belong to only has a 600 yard range so I wont be shooting 1k yards all the time. I just want the capability for when I have the opportunity.

McCree's Precision folding stock
Timney trigger. (Savage model is cheaper)
EGW 20 MOA base (Maybe Badger instead)
Bushnell Extreme Tactical Rings (I own them already)
Nikon Buckmaster 6-18SF target turrets (I own already but will upgrade down the road)
Harris Bipod and Caldwell rests (I own them already)
Possible cut down and threading of the barrel.

Am I missing anything? The listed parts above are available for both of the manufacturers. If I were to base the rifle on looks, the Remington would win, hands down.

With that list I'd lean toward the Remington. There's just more options out there for everything and if you decide on a different stock / chassis later on its easier to sell the first one ect. That and there's more smiths out there that already swim in the Remington pool.

[Tim K]

Bring it down to the PD matches in Pueblo or up at CRC. I'd strongly recommend getting behind some stocks before making that commitment. You'll see lots of stuff at any of the local matches.

You'll want a level of some sort. Lots of options out there. Don't cut down that barrel. 308 needs all the help it can get, no sense slowing it down. Threading for a brake is a good idea. I just tried one from this guy:

http://dynamicresistancellc.com/home.html

It's excellent. He's local and a member on this forum.

[husky390]

Thanks for the tips guy's. I miss the days when Remington wasn't trying to play in Savage's market. It's a win, win for the consumers but it sure makes for a tough choice.

[BPTactical]

Usually yes, sight down the rifle from the buttstock (the farther you can back off the better) any misalignment is apparent.