Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:33 pm

Hey everybody. Really nice setups on here and just getting into the R700...I know many of you have learned from mistakes as you went along and I know ive read so much on the different models that i am now overloaded.
End result I want a 300 win mag platform on an AICS chassis with a 26 inch heavy barrel...

My path to it is where i have a question and want advice. Since the chassis are sooo expensive I was thinking about buying a setup that is scalable when im ready to drop it into a chassis. Or just biting the bullet and piecing it together... Here is the thing. I like the original look of the 700p type setup. I dont mind that look if I choose to upgrade the stock later on down the line. So here are my questions.

Would it be better to get a rifled action with heavy barrel then buy the AICS stock to drop it in? To prevent buying a crappy stock i dont need?

I also understand that you must upgrade the DM magazine when upgrading to the AICS or equivilant chassis....

I also see that there are the 700 SPS DM model I think where the Droppable magazine is already included in the platform. Would this be a good choice for when i get the AICS I wont have to spend $300 on a magazine setup? Also for the path of where I want it in the end If I get a 700p I hear that it is the same action and barrell as the 700 sps varmint rifle just the stock is crappier. Is this true? What is different with the 700p and the 700 sps varmint?

Sorry if all the info is overload but these are all my thoughts. Should I just get the cheaper 700 SPS DM and then build it up to the AICS chassis or should I piece the rifle together with heavier barrel and the barrelled action if that even comes with a DM or droppable magazine and not have to waste a stock i wont use? Anyway im sure there are many ways to do this its just the cost and way you want customize items incorporated into my rifle.

Lol i swear the more i read the more confused I get im sure most have been there. PLease let me know your thoughts

700 sps - thinner profile, low quality stock (same stock as sps varmint) comes in contact with the barrel when resting on sandbags or bipod.

700P - heavier varmint contour barrel. HS precision stock, much more solid. The barrel will remain free floated while loading up on a bipod.

I love my 700P in .308 win. I'm planning on getting another one in .338 lapua.

You can always go to a different stock later.