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Remington SPS Varmint or CDL in .243

stevecreastevecrea Member Posts: 486 ✭✭✭
edited February 2009 in Ask the Experts
I am considering a Remington SPS Varmint or CDL in .243 for a long range varmint rifle. I want to be able to get .5 MOA with handloads. With regard to these two models, does anyone on the forum have experience with these as to accuracy potential? How is the new X-Mark Pro trigger? I am just a bit concerned that the CDL and SPS are not fully free floated barrels.

Comments would be appreciated.
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My 308 SPS gets about 1 MOA, tried all different loads, but thats as good as I can get.
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  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Most often than not, to get that kind of accuracy out of a factory gun, you have to have the action on pillars, and the barrel has to be free floated. Squaring the bolt face and proper barrel break in are a must also.

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  • stevecreastevecrea Member Posts: 486 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    tsr:

    Yes, I agree. However, I have a Mark V Weathery Deluxe in .240 Weatherby. Most on this forum would likely pooh pooh this as an accurate rifle. However, after rebarreling it with a Shilen, and working up a handload, this rifle would shoot .6 MOA. Not too bad for a pathetic old Weatherby that is over 30 years old. Yes, it was rebarreled. And, it was not a heavy varminter, but a medium varminter at about 8 1/4 lbs.

    However, it would seem that Remington, Ruger, Savage, etc. with all their innovation, big talk, triggers, heavy barrels, pillar bedding, etc., should do .5 MOA out of the box with a decent handload. If not, what am I missing?
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    stevecrea,

    You can get that kind of accuracy out of Savage barrels...for a lot less than a Remington 700.

    EDIT:

    I won't pooh-pooh the accuracy on a Weatherby anymore. I've never personally been able to shoot with much accuracy in the Weatherby's until I got a .257 Wby...by accident, kind of. I thought I was purchasing a pre-64 rifle, in .257 Roberts. But when I got the rifle home I found out it was a Weatherby in .257 Anyhow, while working loads up for it I started getting some amazing .5 MOA groups of 5" and less. Turned out it wasn't a fluke. So anyhow I know outstanding accuracy is capable in those rifles.
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  • stevecreastevecrea Member Posts: 486 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    sandwarrior:

    Which model .257 Weatherby do you have? Is it altered or modified? .5 MOA is excellent, especially if it is stock.

    I friend has one in a Mark V Synthetic, and gets very good accuracy with factory loads.

    I do not presently have a .257 but had a very, very nice Euromark in the past. I loved it but it was flawless and I could not bear to hunt with it.

    What loads, bullets, powders, etc. have you found the best accuracy with?
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Stevecrea,

    It was a Winchester pre'64 with an aftermarket barrel. When it was sold to me it just said .257 on the side. I had a couple pre '64 guys look at it and tell me it was a standard long action not a magnum action. Also, it was (according to the serial number), made just prior to WWII. The drill and tap job was done afterward. Not as a factory function. I ended up having to take the bases off and shimming it right.
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