light recoil. Mentioning weight, the original Hogue/ Remington assembly including stamped bottom- metal and magazine parts weighs in at 1.2kg (2lb 10 oz for those like me who still think in Imperial units). If you look at the photos comparing the two stocks, the Manners version is much more substantial in every respect and of course we now have a sturdy machined metal chassis moulded in too, so you’d expect the weight to double over a rubber coated nylon shell with a couple of pillars and stamped metal parts. Yes, it is heavier but not by nearly as much as I’d expected, the T5, MCS-DBM chassis and empty AI magazine totalling 1.9kg (4lb 3 oz), an extra 0.7kg or just over 1½lbs.
The intention was to use the rifle for .223 Rem load development in the Remy 1-9 twist barrel over the next 9-12 months before having it rebarrelled to .20 Tactical, and I would have expected to report in this issue on some test-load combinations using 68-70gn match bullets. But just before I collected the stock, Peter Sarony of Armalon Limited contacted Target
A Mini Project Rifle.
THE REMINGTON 700 SPS TACTICAL Part 3
Shooter Online’s editor Vince Bottomley expressing an interest in our mini-project and generously asking if we’d like to try one of his new hammer-forged barrels that he’s just put into production. So, the little rifle is in pieces again with its receiver despatched ‘Down South’ to get a heavy profile 26 inch length .223 Rem chambered 1-7.874 twist fluted job put on.
I’ve also got a Sightron Series III 8-32X56 LRMOA tactical scope with a modified Mil-Dot type reticle – but one that uses hash marks 2-MOA apart at full magnification – on order from Aim Field Sports (http://
aimfieldsports.com) for when the rifle returns. You’ll get a full editorial review of this item on Vince’s 6PPC LV bench gun first though. When I started this part of the tale, I mentioned costs – the stock, chassis kit and magazine nearly doubled that mentioned and the addition of the high quality Sightron scope and Burris Xtreme Tactical mounts will nearly triple it. Ouch!
Hogue / Remy bits v MCS / BO / AI.
There we are – that looks better, and it doesn’t half feel better too.
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