Re: Remington 700p
I don't know about the 40-X, it can't be worse than the X-mark pro.
The fit and finish should be the same, the bare barreled action is made the same as the SPS-Varmint, same rifling, same profile, same length.
The big differences are trigger, though I was previously unaware, actual finish, the Police is parkerized
, the V is sandblasted and blued
, the P comes in a much better stock, the V comes in a rubbermaid.
The things to consider. If the trigger is better, that's a potential $150+ savings. Parkerizing is far less maintenance intensive (not maintenance free) than "matte bluing", kind of a moot point if you plan to paint it or have the metal coated, though park does work well as a base for some. If you want to use the rifle in inclement weather you save allot of hassle or $60+ for a durcoat job by getting the parkerized P. If you like the HS stock that's a $200+ savings. My V shoots MOA, I doubt remmy actually accuracy tests the P, but they may, maybe that's how they decide which go on to parkerizing or bluing, regardless, if you got a V that didn't shoot MOA, that gaurantee might be worth several hundred at the smith to you.
So if you won't change the stock or trigger on the P and are content to occasionally oil you're parkerizing you'd have a field ready rifle for $10 or more less than if you got a V that had a crap X-mark, and you had it coated because wiping it down daily gets old in the field. If you like the X-mark and wipe the rifle down everytime it leaves the safe, you might save $200 with the V, the stock has to go. If you plan to change everything, get the V, you can't recover the difference selling the P's stock.
As a footnote, I'm into my V for around $850, inc. rifle, B&C A3, Timney 510, and FDE Duracoat on the metal.
