Hey guys, I'm new to the board. I picked myself up a new Remington SPS Tactical .308 a few weeks ago and look forward to making it my own, so to speak. I haven't even bought a base, rings, or glass for it but was wondering what are some good choices? I've got Burris mounts and rings on my other Remy 700 (CDL in 35 Whelen). I was thinking about getting traditional mounts/rings but I've seen a lot of picatinny style mounts and was wondering if they were as sturdy? Also, what other advantages do these bases have? My main goal is to have a good rifle that I can shoot well from the bench and take out in the woods and hunt with, and as always, for SHTF purposes. I'm leaning more towards a traditional base and mounts, but I know they're not as tacti-cool.
I've seen a few online, from Leupold, EGW, etc. Who is TPS, I've heard this company mentioned a few times? As for glass, I know glass can get expensive in a hurry, and honestly I don't want to pay an arm and a leg right now. I've heard good things about Vortex and Swift scopes, and am eying a few others. Does anybody have any suggestions as to a good tactical (or regular) scope that is of good quality and yet doesn't cost a fortune? I am looking at the "SPS build" thread and getting a lot of good ideas. I don't think I want a huge scope, probably no higher than 12-14x magnification.
And alas, I do have a question concerning the X-Mark Pro trigger. I had a very odd thing happen. I put my SPS Tactical in the closet overnight to find out the when I got back, my (heavy) Caldwell rest fell off onto it and landed square on the safety and it completely ripped off the safety. Not a scratch anywhere else, just ripped off my safety. First question is this, does anybody know if the safety lever on the X-Mark Pro is the same as the safety lever used on other Remington triggers? And secondly, if it is (or isn't), does anybody have the part number so I can order one? I guess I will have to disassemble the trigger to do it, but that shouldn't be too big of an issue. The gun is operable, but there is no safety on it right now. Thanks for any help guys.
I've seen a few online, from Leupold, EGW, etc. Who is TPS, I've heard this company mentioned a few times? As for glass, I know glass can get expensive in a hurry, and honestly I don't want to pay an arm and a leg right now. I've heard good things about Vortex and Swift scopes, and am eying a few others. Does anybody have any suggestions as to a good tactical (or regular) scope that is of good quality and yet doesn't cost a fortune? I am looking at the "SPS build" thread and getting a lot of good ideas. I don't think I want a huge scope, probably no higher than 12-14x magnification.
And alas, I do have a question concerning the X-Mark Pro trigger. I had a very odd thing happen. I put my SPS Tactical in the closet overnight to find out the when I got back, my (heavy) Caldwell rest fell off onto it and landed square on the safety and it completely ripped off the safety. Not a scratch anywhere else, just ripped off my safety. First question is this, does anybody know if the safety lever on the X-Mark Pro is the same as the safety lever used on other Remington triggers? And secondly, if it is (or isn't), does anybody have the part number so I can order one? I guess I will have to disassemble the trigger to do it, but that shouldn't be too big of an issue. The gun is operable, but there is no safety on it right now. Thanks for any help guys.
