Remington 700 PSS vs Winchester 70 Stealth?
I am new to guns and would like to buy a rifle for long range shooting. I may use the rifle for hunting too. I was initially leaning towards the Remington but saw some people say that there was some quality issues with Remington lately. So I am now stuck between the Remington and Winchester. Need advise. Which would you buy and why?
Answers:
Well ... its like this ... the only way you will find a Winchester Model 70 "Stealth" is on a used gunrack ... Winchester (as American hunters and shooters know it) closed its doors in March of this year, and the Model 70, along with the Model 94, have been discontinued from production. In talking to a representative from Browning (a sibling company of US Repeating Arms, both owned by Fabrique Nationale ... who decided to close Winchester) I was told that the future or the Model 70 (re-introduction) is very uncertain ... none can be made for 2 years, and anything beyond that is pure speculation.
Now, comparing the rifles. I am not prejudiced ... I would love to get a Model 70 Stealth ... it is the closest thing to a Model 70T to come out of Winchester in almost 30 years! My shooting partner has one, I like it! The Model 70 Stealth is a very good varmint rifle. It can be built up as a long range rifle ... but it would require a high comb "marksman" style stock, micrometer adjustable metallic (front & rear) target sights and bases, and an appropriate long range scope base with a target scope of your choice for NRA long range competition. These add-ons will cost about $2000 over the cost of the Model 70 Stealth ... if you do all of the labor! The comb on the factory stock is usually too low for comfort when shooting a "long range type rifle scope", and you WILL become fatigued holding and cranning your neck in the course of a 20+ shot course of fire for 30 minutes (a single stage of fire).
The Remington 700 PSS is in the same general category as the Model 70 Stealth, but you are throwing away more money than you need to. The Model 700 PSS is a police package counter-sniper rifle, that is basically a Model 700 Varmint rifle gone cop. You would be better served purchasing a Remington 700 VLS in .308 Winchester. You would have to make the same modifications listed above for the Model 70 Stealth. By the way, Remington Customer Service and Support is great. I have not heard of, or experienced any problems with their rifles. I did have a rifle problem with my 700 Varmint about 10 years ago (5 years after I bought the rifle) and Remington took care of it very favorably! I would not hesitate to go with a Remington!
As an aside, a little about the game you wish to enter, and a more affordable way to enter it, if I may.
NRA Long Range involves prone shooting of bulls-eye targets at now, 800, 900, and 1000 yards. There are two "Divisions" of rifles here: Division A (which I believe is Service Rifle) and Division B (which I believe is Match Rifle), or vice versa.
All Long Range "Service Rifle" matches are fired with either the M16/AR15 (don't wet your pants laughing), the M1 Garand, or the M14/M1A rifle, IRON SIGHTS only!
All Long Range "Match Rifle" matches are fired in 2 parts ... metallic sights (iron sights only) and any sights (rifle scopes permitted).
The most important add-on piece of equipment a shooter needs in his kit for Long Range is a VERY GOOD spotting scope, such as the KOWA or LEICA scopes ... expect to pay at least $500 for the scope, plus the eye-piece and the scope stand!
To be well equipped and kinda competitive, you will drop about $4000 in equipment (for Match Rifle). If you were going to shoot Service Rifle, you can get into it a lot less expensively! You have two options: an M1 Garand or an M1A.
If you go M1 Garand, you can get an M1 Garand from the CMP for about $500. Send your rifle out for a National Match barrel, National Match sights, a new stock, trigger job and glass bedding, and this will set you back maybe $1000 above the rifle. The benefit of the Garand is the .30-06 chambering, which will give you more "umphh" at the thousand yard line.
If you go for the M1A, you can get a M1A National Match for just over $2100, ready to go in .308.
NOW ... no matter whether you go Match Rifle or Service Rifle, you will need to load your own ammunition ... you will not be satisfied with the ammo available commercially, and if you find something that does shoot well, expect to pay close to $1.00 per cartridge. You will want to (READ: need to) reload, and you can tailor your ammo to your rifle and needs, for about half the price. For 1000 yard shooting, in the .308 you will want no less that 175 grain HPBT bullets, and in the .30-06, you want no less than 175 grain HPBT bullets, but may lean toward 180 or 190 grain HPBT bullets. Take a quick look at Remington, Winchester, or Federal ... none of them offer offer these weights!
Good luck!
How old u suppose to be to carry a knife in cali?>?!?!?
i think it just pefrenceMore Questions & Answers...