Rugerfreak i am guessing by your name that your Bias anyways. Please be open minded to what others are looking for. I was merely making a suggestion. And ocabj is very correct when saying a good smith could build a rifle from a remington 700 action, and make it out shoot a HS. As far as any old CRAP Remington, LOL, im pretty sure any old Crap remington would shoot with a ruger out of the box. But like i said. by your name your probably a little Bias anyways, so i can overlook that. We all have our favorites. HS Precision is a great rifle for $2,100.00 no doubt about it. Now a break down of what i was trying to say.
Remington PSS .308(or caliber of choice = $700.00(roughly)
HS Precision Stock PST25F = $495.00
HD Rifles Gunsmithing (True action, bolt , chamber, install and crown barrel.) =$325.00
www.hdrifle.com
Leupold 3.5x10x40mm M1LR = $750.00 (Premiere Reticles)
Harris Bipod $60.00
TOTAL = $2,330.00.
This is only a vague description. I mean you could buy a 4.4x14x40 Nikon with Mil-Dot off Impact Guns for $279.00 and save yourself $$471.00. Its all in what yoiu want.
If you add the same scope with the HS rifle and BiPod your at $2,910.00.
England, this is nothing more than a suggestion of another route you can go. You won't go wrong with the HS Precision as it will probably out shoot you. Oh and Rugerfreak, as long as we both like guns and like to shoot, i'll shoot along side of you any day no matter what brands we shoot!!