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This is the same boat I'm in. I'm about to send my FN SPR A1a to Mark @ SAC for their bedding job, barrel threading, fitting a brake, bolt knob and then refinish the whole setup. Well.. I started looking at other options and I'm just not excited about a 700 clone. The AI pre-2014 AIAX really caught my eye as well as the TRG... I've spent all day pouring over all I can find on the AI rifles and I'm just not sure. I found a great deal on a TRG as well..
I love love love the FN.. Thinking I should go forward with the plan to send it to SAC. Rifle in question:
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Is this an spr a1? Consider it a good buy?
Not quite. Its a factory Winchester stealth, the differences are a 26" non chromed lined barrel with a freebore that is about .1 shorter than the 308 SPR I had, it doesn't have 8/40 screws for the scope base and last, it has a MOA trigger from the factory. All that said, it has about a 75fps advantage to my old SPR and while may SPR shot good groups this thing shoots like it wears a custom barrel... super tight. I was going to have it cut back until I started shooting it and saw it shot to good to mess with. I sold my SPR shortly after buying this and upgraded the stock to a SPR take off, bedded it in devcan and swapped a spring in the trigger for a nice 3 pound pull. Also added PT&G's AI AE DBM system that required no action work to install.
That being said, would you have stuck with your spr had you not had the stealth? I'm trying to decide on a good factory .308.
In my opinion, its pretty hard to beat a Rem700 SPS Tactical in 308. Its only about 650$ and will shoot half MOA. Dont get me wrong, the Winchester is a much better rifle, but the difference in price is alot.
Yes, but I was not a fan of the DBM mine had before they switched to TDM or what ever the new models have. The 4 round capacity and the fact that the front spot welded snail spring keep breaking, making the mag useless pissed me off enough to buy the take off stock and hinged floor plate and convert it. FWIW, I have not heard any complaints regarding the new mag system... If the FN SPR A3G didn't have that adjustable saddle cheek piece and had something without McMillan's ugly (my opinion) tension knobs that seem to work loose on the stocks I have had and had something like a KMW's adjustable system I would buy one in a heart beat.
This is the dilemma I am facing. But I am going to go with it anyway. Atleast at this point. Or I'll just save up a bit, ok a lot more and go with an accuracy international. I just can't seem to get excited about a remington clone. Mcmillian used to make a sweet control round feed action but I can't find it on their website anywhere. The other option I was considering is buy a winchester Laredo and they eventually upgrade the barrel and stock.
Although looking at GAP price for truing and blue printing an action if they are installing the barrel seems very reasonable...$100 bucks.
Gotta love first world problems.
One question though, is a getting a bedding job worth it or can one get the same results with a bolt and go system like the pdc chassis that is pictured above?
Friends dont let friends shoot stock.
I wish the action was a little lighter, but I'm a fan. I've had at least a dozen over the years. Still have quite a few and a couple SPR actions waiting to become something. Wish I'd bought a few more when CDNN was selling them.
Not wanting to sell one to a fellow crf fan who was late to the cdnn party?
What's really sad is that with Remingtons you often get LESS than what you paid for.The remington has some sad excuse of cast $%& brazed to the bolt body. Looks like something off a cap gun. So sad. But you get what you pay for.
I would say it has to do more with the aftermarket support for the 700 over a Winny action.
Military went with a 700, so the market went with developing things to support that. Take drop bottom metal for example, if CDI didn't step to the plate, there wouldn't really be a tactical option that I'm aware of.
That goes with stocks and chassis also. They were created for the 700 demand first, thus driving more people to go with a 700 over the winchester because more options were available.
It is; do it. The factory barrels are plenty accurate. I bed the action, and diamond-lap all the barrels. Rarely have one that won't shoot under 0.6" for 5 shots at 100 yds. Some are much better than that. If you want to change triggers, get a Jewell, either target or hunting, depending on the application. Other triggers like Timney and Shilen, if available for these rifles, are also good. Get a wood stock, or one of the models that's in a Bell & Carlson stock.
Also consider Rifle Basix triggers from Northland Shooters Supply/Jim Briggs.
Jim