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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 402471" data-attributes="member: 412">A factory Rem 700 SPS Tactical 20&quot; 1:12 shooting 155 Lapua's @ 2750ish.&nbsp; It has a Shilen trigger and is bedded into a McMillan A-3 w/adjustable cheek-piece.&nbsp; Yellow, Orange, and Black stock.A Winchester action, Brux MTU contour 1:8.5 twist in 243AI shooting 105 A-max's @ 3200.&nbsp; It has the factory trigger with lighter springs and is bedded into a solid-fill McMillan A-3 w/screw-adjustable cheek-piece.&nbsp; Red, White, and Blue stock.If I were starting from scratch today it'd be pretty hard not to just tap the easy button and chamber for 6 or 6.5 Creed.&nbsp; Great brass and projectiles for either are fairly easy to get and neither beats the crap out of a person or their wallet.I'm not sure it really matters enough to notice which bbl a person orders, they're all really good.&nbsp; I worry more about the person doing the action/threading/chambering than the brand names on the components.&nbsp; I've never had a &quot;bad&quot; barrel, not even from a factory rifle.&nbsp; The only aftermarket barrel that wasn't extremely accurate with what I had decided before-hand I wanted to use for a powder/projectile combo is a Krieger 1:8 in 223AI that made me switch from R-15 to H380 for 75gn bullets.Lately I've used mostly Lilja barrels, mostly because they have a huge assortment of factory barrel duplicate contours available on their site.&nbsp; You order a barrel to fit the stock you have already and there's no re-bedding or barrel-channel inletting to do.&nbsp; Lilja has been very accurate, they clean easy, and they'll do light-contour SS barrels some others won't, like duplicating the Kimber Montana contour.I've given up on the 12-18Mo lead-times for components (stock, action, barrel, etc) or 'smith work.&nbsp; If I was starting from scratch today, I'd probably get a 700 footprint action, whichever I could find basically in-stock that I could have in no more than 3-4 weeks. I'd put it into a chassis that's also &quot;in-stock&quot;.&nbsp; I'd have it set-up with a &quot;barrel-nut&quot; that would allow me to swap barrels myself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 402471, member: 412"] A factory Rem 700 SPS Tactical 20" 1:12 shooting 155 Lapua's @ 2750ish. It has a Shilen trigger and is bedded into a McMillan A-3 w/adjustable cheek-piece. Yellow, Orange, and Black stock. A Winchester action, Brux MTU contour 1:8.5 twist in 243AI shooting 105 A-max's @ 3200. It has the factory trigger with lighter springs and is bedded into a solid-fill McMillan A-3 w/screw-adjustable cheek-piece. Red, White, and Blue stock. If I were starting from scratch today it'd be pretty hard not to just tap the easy button and chamber for 6 or 6.5 Creed. Great brass and projectiles for either are fairly easy to get and neither beats the crap out of a person or their wallet. I'm not sure it really matters enough to notice which bbl a person orders, they're all really good. I worry more about the person doing the action/threading/chambering than the brand names on the components. I've never had a "bad" barrel, not even from a factory rifle. The only aftermarket barrel that wasn't extremely accurate with what I had decided before-hand I wanted to use for a powder/projectile combo is a Krieger 1:8 in 223AI that made me switch from R-15 to H380 for 75gn bullets. Lately I've used mostly Lilja barrels, mostly because they have a huge assortment of factory barrel duplicate contours available on their site. You order a barrel to fit the stock you have already and there's no re-bedding or barrel-channel inletting to do. Lilja has been very accurate, they clean easy, and they'll do light-contour SS barrels some others won't, like duplicating the Kimber Montana contour. I've given up on the 12-18Mo lead-times for components (stock, action, barrel, etc) or 'smith work. If I was starting from scratch today, I'd probably get a 700 footprint action, whichever I could find basically in-stock that I could have in no more than 3-4 weeks. I'd put it into a chassis that's also "in-stock". I'd have it set-up with a "barrel-nut" that would allow me to swap barrels myself. [/QUOTE]

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