The 700 VS can be another outstanding option, especially if you want a gun you can easily customize later on. Like the VSF, it has an H-S precision stock, just minus the palm swell of the VSF.
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I have two Rem VS's. Same thing as the VLS except for the stocks.
One is a .223 and the other is a .308.
Both shoot 1/2" regular. I've shot better groups on a few days, but they usually stick around 1/2" with my reloads.
I customized a 700 VS that was found in incredible shape in Gander Mountain's used rifle section. It was very well taken care of and actually selected by a friend of mine who was browsing the racks when I wasn't around; he knew I was looking for a used gun that I could turn into a helluva project rifle and actually dropped the deposit for me.
It's a lefty 700 VS that started life as a .308 Win. I have highly modified and specialized it as a dedicated long-range prairie dogger:
-Rebarreled with a Kreiger stainless steel 1:12" twist custom barrel
-Rechambered to 6mm Remington
-Added custom muzzlebrake
-Glass bedded
-Action trued/blueprinted
-Helical bolt fluted (purely for fun)
-Trigger lightened to ~1.5lbs.
Any gunsmith worth his salt can trick the hell out of any 700. In my case, all the work was done by Rich Reiley at High Tech Customs in Colorado Springs, CO. Linefinder has had several bits of work done by this guy as well and has been equally pleased. This is how I reach out and touch them past 600 yards.