700 SPS vs 700 LTR?

[jp0319]

Hey guys, I'm looking to get my first longer range tactical rifle. A while ago I had been looking into a Remington 700 LTR. But now it looks like the 700 SPS has replaced it in the remington catalog. I e-mailed my LGS and they have an SPS for $629 and an LTR for $1029. I am wondering why the huge difference in price? Is the LTR that much better to warrant the huge difference?

JP

[ForTehNguyen]

LTR has an HS Precision stock, SPS just has a Hogue

[jp0319]

It can't just be the stock, Thats $400 difference. Is the LTR better, better barrel maybe? I know the LTR Barrel is fluted from pictures.

JP

[markm]

$300 of it would be the stock... at least on a retail level.

Better barrel is hard to say. You could get a laser beam or a clunker out of any REM 700 model.

[orkan]

$300 of it would be the stock... at least on a retail level.

Better barrel is hard to say. You could get a laser beam or a clunker out of any REM 700 model.

[markm]

Orkan's army was ringing this steel at 1000 on Saturday. We're getting better every week.

[markm]

That's where a polymer tip can be a negative. However, in custom chambers it doesn't much matter. You can still get mag length and into/close to lands with the right chamber. Certainly not on factory remington's.

Yep. These factory Rem 700 Barrels have HUGE jumps. We have to burn these barrels up before we have RifleSmith order our Kreigers.