I would do neither.. get a Tikka T3 in your preferred caliber.

Tikka T3 Lite Stainless
308 Win
McMillan Sako Hunter stock
155 Scenar
Lapua brass
Bushnell 3-12x44
Sportsmatch mounts

No animal is safe at 500 yards and that barrel will last 8-10.000 rounds.



I would not bother with a Rem 700 at all.

The US in the last 40 years:

Socialism for big corporations and military industrial complex

&

Rugged individualism for the individual.