Originally Posted By: GLShooterWhile they are cheap they do shoot on occasion. I bought three back in 2007. A pair of 223's and a 204. One 223 was a gift to my Stepson and the others were were for me with plans to restock them. With virtually zero time at the reloading bench all three are in the sub-0.5 MOA range. The 204 shoots as well as either of my CZ's and my AR in that chambering hoovering around 0.3 to 0.4 consistently.
I do dislike the X trigger but it is usable. I also found, like many new rifles,the firing pin tunnel is a bit overly large so you have to discount the slightly early signs of pressure in that area.
Greg
If you are able to talk with a few good custom gunsmiths, they will tell you that the newer CNC built Model 700 actions are far straighter than the older ones were. Hence with a decent barrel, many of the newer Model 700 rifles do indeed shoot better than their older brothers who often needed "blue printing" to get the action straight.
Cheap doesn't always translate into inaccurate. If you can live with some of the other cost cutting schemes on newer 700 SPS rifles, chances are that today you'll get a good shooter.
Whenever the new Rem 700 actions are introduced by the new owners, I hope that they are as well built as the more recent CNC actions built by the now bankrupt "Remington".