remington .223 heavy barrel or light

foxboy

about to buy remington .223 heavy barrel and my dealer rings me to say he has a light barrel one come in
both are synthetic the light one is stainless
which one should I buy

kay 9

If it's an occasional foxer I'd opt for the light stainless;) However if you intend blasting 10 shots at a time then heavy barrel.

Tackleberrywho

foxboy wrote: »

about to buy remington .223 heavy barrel and my dealer rings me to say he has a light barrel one come in
both are synthetic the light one is stainless
which one should I buy

What model Remington .223?
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-700/model-700-sps-stainless.aspx

I see McBride in Athlone is selling VSSF II .223 for €1200, worth the extra few bob if you want stainless and super accurate

deerhunter1

foxboy wrote: »

about to buy remington .223 heavy barrel and my dealer rings me to say he has a light barrel one come in
both are synthetic the light one is stainless
which one should I buy

Typical FD, wants to sell you what he has or got off another dealer do not deviate from what you want or had on your mind, do not listen to excuses, there are plenty of dealers out there so stick with what you want get your heavy barrel shop and phone around.

4gun

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Typical FD, wants to sell you what he has or got off another dealer do not deviate from what you want or had on your mind, do not listen to excuses, there are plenty of dealers out there so stick with what you want get your heavy barrel shop and phone around.

Agree 100%... stick with what you want to get not what the dealer 's got

unless he does you a super deal and is willing t give it to you at clearence sale price

Tackleberrywho

Without doubt the VSSF II is the nicest Remington chambered in .223.
It's also a 26 inch barrel where as most of teh others are 24", a consideration if you want to get the best out of a 55grainer

The VSSF has a much better made stock also than any of the SPS variants

johngalway

foxboy wrote: »

about to buy remington .223 heavy barrel and my dealer rings me to say he has a light barrel one come in
both are synthetic the light one is stainless
which one should I buy

I would buy the heavy barrel.

ianoo

i have the heavy barrel and cant fault it ,really accurate rifle great for foxing /target shooting ,bit much to be carrying around for long though

ian

foxboy

thanks for the advice

both guns are model 700 and priced the same and have bushnell scopes the stainless one is treaded for moderator
I am leaning towards the stainless

FISMA

Who threaded the barrel - the factory?

I love Remington. Any problem at all, they have taken care of immediately.

If the barrel was threaded by the factory, then it may be the better of the two choices, especially, if you plan to do a bit of lamping.

However, if it is not a factory job, I would go with the bull barrel. Personally, I like the heavier barrel in general.

What's your game? Deer? Bunnies? Targets? Lamping?

Glensman

johngalway wrote: »

I would buy the heavy barrel.

You did buy the heavy barrel, it weighs a ton!!!

bunny shooter

afaik Remmington don't thread from the factory

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

afaik Remmington don't thread from the factory

http://www.remington.com/product-families/firearms/centerfire-families/bolt-action-model-700.aspx

Remington always offered threading from their custom shop, now it is available on some Remington off the shelf models.

Tackleberrywho

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

http://www.remington.com/product-families/firearms/centerfire-families/bolt-action-model-700.aspx

Remington always offered threading from their custom shop, now it is available on some Remington off the shelf models.

http://www.remingtoncustom.com/TargetTactical.aspx
http://www.remingtoncustom.com/TargetTactical_xm3.aspx

bunny shooter

Fair enough Tac;) Things have changed since I last looked :eek:

Has US laws on moderators changed? I thought they were even stricter than here?

johngalway

Glensman wrote: »

You did buy the heavy barrel, it weighs a ton!!!

True I always say I'll buy a lighter gun next time. Truth is it'll either be the same weight or heavier, ho-hum.

How're they doing on shoulder replacement op's now I wonder?

foxboy

FISMA wrote: »

Who threaded the barrel - the factory?

I love Remington. Any problem at all, they have taken care of immediately.

If the barrel was threaded by the factory, then it may be the better of the two choices, especially, if you plan to do a bit of lamping.

However, if it is not a factory job, I would go with the bull barrel. Personally, I like the heavier barrel in general.

What's your game? Deer? Bunnies? Targets? Lamping?

I have .22 anscthutz for the bunnies and the.223 for foxes

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

Fair enough Tac;) Things have changed since I last looked :eek:

Has US laws on moderators changed? I thought they were even stricter than here?

not sure on US moderators law. I know some states are a no no.
What I do know is that some of the newer remmy's are Se8y from the custom shop!!