223 Rifle

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ycastane

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Looking to getting another rifle and was wondering what options are out there other than remington and savage. Just looking for options, it will be a hunting and range rifle. Range is only 100 yds but shots will be taken up to 300 yds if possible.
 
A lot of rifles in the CZ 527 line are available in .223 Rem. They are fantastic rifles and you wouldn't be at all disappointed. When it comes to value in the market today, it doesn't get much better than CZ.
 
I will also suggest the CZ 527 line of rifles.


I have a varmint laminate version that will shoot 0.5 MOA with nearly all factory ammunition. The single set trigger is very nice for those long shots where precision is needed.
 
Not a lot of options in bolt rifles right now in 223.

While not for everybody I'd at least consider one of the AR's. They can be had in an almost infinite number of variations. Can be had for about the same price as a quality bolt rifle, about the same weight, and will rival all but the most accurate custom bolt guns for accuracy. Most of the bolt guns have barrels twisted only for very lightweight varmit bullets while AR's are available in a wide range of twists more suitable for the wider range of bullet weights popular today.
 
Like the AR option, although i have 2 ARs already, one in 223 and the other in 300 AAC Blackout. I was just looking into a rifle since i only have one and is a 30-06. Like the velocity, accuracy of 223 and the fact that drops deers like a 30-06 without the excessive amount of meat loss. I've killed 3 deers so far this year with the AR in 223/556 with an Aimpoint PRO.
 
If you consider a CZ, you need to know that only the Varmint models have a 1:9 twist, all the others have a 1:12.

If you intend to shoot lighter bullets, the 1:12 will be fine as long as you stay at 55 grains and under. Some 1:12s may shoot heavier bullets also but the slow twist is designed for light bullets.
But my 1:9 CZ 527 Varmint shoots everything from 40 grains to 69 grains very accurately.
It even shoots 77 grains under 1 MOA average.
But by comparison it shoots 40 to 52 grain bullets under 0.4 inches on average.
 
I really like my CZ varment. With the bullets it likes it shoots 1/4 MOA. I like it so much that it's difficult not to purchse a second. I shoot it almost weekly and the round count is climbing rapidly. :D
 
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The Browning Low-Wall single-shot, chambered in .223, with a quality compact scope makes for a great carry rifle when hunting woodchucks.
 
mini-mauser

The serb/YZ made Mini-Mausers are out there, Remington even imported them recently. Interarms imported them as well as several others.

Seems like the Rem model 7 is available in .223.

A newbie is the Mossberg MVP, which uses AR mags but is a bolt rifle.

Lots of semi options, .....lots of haters, but the Mini-14 is a workhorse and a used model might be found priced right.
 
You'll be really hard pressed to beat a Weatherby Vanguard S2 in .223. Street price on the 1:12 Synthetic is around $500. With it's match grade 2-stage trigger and sub-MOA guarantee right out of the box, it's one of the best values out there.
 
There are a ton of bolt action .223's out there depending on your budget and tastes. You just have to decide which features you want. Some are 1:9 and others are 1:12, if you won't use anything heavier than a 55 grain spitzer then you're fine with a slow twist.

Browning A-Bolt and X-Bolt
Tikka
Sako
Sauer
Weatherby Vanguard
Ruger Hawkeye
Howa
Mossberg
T/C Icon, Venture, and Dimension
Zastava, Charles Daly, Remington 799, and Interarms MarkX
CZ
Kimber
Cooper
Anschutz
FN SPR and TSR
 
I have a Vanguard(1:12) and a Savage(1:9) both a excellent. The Vanguard is most accurate with bullets under 55gr. Mine shoots best with bullets in the 45-52gr range. The Savage is accurate with everything I have put through it. The Vanguard is built by Howa for Weatherby.
 
Most of the major manufacturers chamber their "deer rifle" bolt guns in .223.

A Remington, a Ruger, a Browning, a Savage etc.

These guns are sweet shooters in .223 because the standard barrel profile for these guns is medium heavy for .223 and they have nice, comfortable stocks too.

I think a Browning X-Bolt Hunter, or Medallion in .223 would be a particularly nice rifle that would last you a lifetime.

Remember that we spend at least as much time admiring our guns as we do shooting them, if not more so, so it stands to reason that an admirable gun will bring you much more pleasure over the years.
 
I'm thinking of a Tikka T3 Lite in .223 Rem, but don't really need one. I have a Tikka 595 that shoots 1/4" groups with handloads, but it's a bit heavy for a walkabout rifle.
 
Own a few of the Marlin X rifles in different cartridges. They shoot well.

Was at range today testing out a bedding job I'd done for a fellow shooter. Gent I shoot with on occasions showed up to try some reloads for a .223 Marlin X heavy barrel with a 1/9" twist he'd acquired a month or so ago. It has the typical Marlin plastic stock, like one on my Marlin Xs. Anyway, its owner has been very happy with accuracy of his Marlin .223. Like me, he's not crazy about the stock when it comes to shooting from benchrest. Which is only complaint I had about my Marlin X rifles.

Anyway, a Marlin X .223 is worth a look.
 
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