It seems whenever I suggest a Remington 700 VS to someone looking to get into rifle shooting, I'm never taken seriously. The 700P overshadows any VS talk, even though it's somewhat cheaper and uses the same barreled action as the P. Maybe matte black is just in right now...
Here's a 5 shot group shot with my VS (in .308 Win.) today, using handloads at a distance of 100 yards. I'm particularly happy with these because the gun has a 3-9x scope, making it difficult to even distinguish bullet holes on the wrong background.
The view. That's my swapmeet Redfield 20x spotting scope next to the gun.
Same accuracy, very similar gun. If you're on a budget, consider it.
Here's a 5 shot group shot with my VS (in .308 Win.) today, using handloads at a distance of 100 yards. I'm particularly happy with these because the gun has a 3-9x scope, making it difficult to even distinguish bullet holes on the wrong background.

The view. That's my swapmeet Redfield 20x spotting scope next to the gun.

Same accuracy, very similar gun. If you're on a budget, consider it.