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<blockquote data-quote="Mulepadre" data-source="post: 748596" data-attributes="member: 61123"><p>Leon,</p><p></p><p>I have a Remington 700 in an SPS Varmint 243 (26" contoured bull barrel).</p><p>The Rem 700 has a lot of aftermarket stocks offered out there and is a proven action and barrel.</p><p>The SPS Varmint comes with a relatively poor synthetic stock so I also have been researching to find a thumbhole stock that will be strong enough to free float the barrel (this model has pillars).</p><p></p><p>Here are my final choices but I will likely go with the Boyd's: </p><p></p><p><strong>H-S Precision synthetic</strong> ($400+) <em>high end</em></p><p><strong>Choate</strong> has medium priced synthetic pistol grip sniper stocks that are popular ($226)</p><p><strong>Boyd's</strong> Thumbhole wood laminates seem to be the cheapest and potentially strongest for free floating the barrel (many bed their actions in steel epoxy).</p><p>They offer a featherweight which approximates the original weight of my synthetic stock ($54 if unfinished)</p><p></p><p>p.s. one of our forum members recently bought this same 243 Varmint SPS and had small 1.5" groups at 500yds. with the barrel right from the box <em>(if he is telling the truth)</em>:</p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/amazing-range-results-take-look-74375/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/amazing-range-results-take-look-74375/</a></p><p>I have only shot about 25 rounds out of mine so far so am not sure what it will do at that distance.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mulepadre, post: 748596, member: 61123"] Leon, I have a Remington 700 in an SPS Varmint 243 (26" contoured bull barrel). The Rem 700 has a lot of aftermarket stocks offered out there and is a proven action and barrel. The SPS Varmint comes with a relatively poor synthetic stock so I also have been researching to find a thumbhole stock that will be strong enough to free float the barrel (this model has pillars). Here are my final choices but I will likely go with the Boyd's: [B]H-S Precision synthetic[/B] ($400+) [I]high end[/I] [B]Choate[/B] has medium priced synthetic pistol grip sniper stocks that are popular ($226) [B]Boyd's[/B] Thumbhole wood laminates seem to be the cheapest and potentially strongest for free floating the barrel (many bed their actions in steel epoxy). They offer a featherweight which approximates the original weight of my synthetic stock ($54 if unfinished) p.s. one of our forum members recently bought this same 243 Varmint SPS and had small 1.5" groups at 500yds. with the barrel right from the box [I](if he is telling the truth)[/I]: [url]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/amazing-range-results-take-look-74375/[/url] I have only shot about 25 rounds out of mine so far so am not sure what it will do at that distance. Hope this helps, Mike [/QUOTE]
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