First, I have "223-on-the-brain". Wanting it for varminting, I had just about talked myself into a Savage heavy barrel 223, when I saw a used 223 Remington 700 Tactical at my local shop. The rifle is scoped, but it might as well be a used rifle with scope mount and rings. The previous owner sold it to the shop with a Simmons 8-Point scope in 3-9x. The asking price is $610. Overall, the rifle looks very good except for a 4"-5" area on top of the barrel just ahead of the scope. The parkerizing looks rough in that area and smooth elsewhere.
Can anyone shed some light on this model Remington? Good? Bad? Same as the VLS but different stock and finish?
Thanks
