Difference between ADL, BDL, SPS on R700?

[losttrail]

I have a .243 R700 BDL from 1973 that my grandparents gave me for my 12th b-day. Still have the ammo box of Federal that came with it with the gunstore owners handwritten pricing for the rifle - $135. They got me a Redfield 1.75-5 Widefield the following year, $35 mounted. Replaced that scope last year due to age related vision issues. A serious tack-driver. When I spend enough time shooting, I can hide 7 shots under a quarter at 100 yards. Wood stock, hinged floorplate for unloading. I refinished the stock in high school becasue some of the clear coat was peeling. Imagine being able to take the entire rifle into wood shop class, disassemble it and put the barreled action in the teachers office, refinish the stock, reassemble, take it out an put it in the cab of my 1956 Ford F100 and not even lock the doors. Ah, Montana in the good old days.

I also have a R700 ADL in .30-06 from about 1998 that my daughters gave me for Christmas. Not nearly as accurate, roughyl 2.5" groups at 100 yards. Synthetic stock, no hinged floorplate. I would like to turn this into a BDL also with eaither a wooden stock to match the .243 or a B&C or Hogue stock with alum bed. We'll see what happens as i have other priority toys right now.

The 700 is probalby the only centerfire Remington I would buy post 2000. If I could find some more 700's from late '60's to mid '70's, those would interest me.