223 Varmint gun???
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nemesiss45
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I love my remington 700 sps varmint (mine is .308) but the factory stock is trash. I restocked mine as soon as I could afford to.
It will still shoot sub MOA out of the box... but a good stock will make it that much better.
It will still shoot sub MOA out of the box... but a good stock will make it that much better.
@wolfe: Let's see. The selection criteria are: walnut or synthetic stock, 24 inch or longer heavy barrel, MOA accuracy, no after markets, and 700$ limit.
There are rifles available which meet the mechanical specifications but exceed the budget. I think your best bet may be a savage, but with that dollar figure, the savage stock will be lower quality and not the accu-stock. Nemesis also had a good suggestion. You may be able to get a remington 700 with a less expensive matte finish and stock. The market also seems to be presently flooded with "tactical" type .223's, but most of them have 20 inch barrels.
Even though you said "no" on the aftermarket stock, you could get an inexpensive savage and drop it in a sporter style, boyd's stock, which is offered in solid walnut (about 114$). You would just have to open up the barrel channel a bit.
I'm not sure remington still makes them, but a really good option was a remington 700, with a 5-R mil-spec barrel. If I recall correctly, they had a 24 inch heavy barrel and a bell & carlson fiberglass stock. But that would likely be over budget.
There are rifles available which meet the mechanical specifications but exceed the budget. I think your best bet may be a savage, but with that dollar figure, the savage stock will be lower quality and not the accu-stock. Nemesis also had a good suggestion. You may be able to get a remington 700 with a less expensive matte finish and stock. The market also seems to be presently flooded with "tactical" type .223's, but most of them have 20 inch barrels.
Even though you said "no" on the aftermarket stock, you could get an inexpensive savage and drop it in a sporter style, boyd's stock, which is offered in solid walnut (about 114$). You would just have to open up the barrel channel a bit.
I'm not sure remington still makes them, but a really good option was a remington 700, with a 5-R mil-spec barrel. If I recall correctly, they had a 24 inch heavy barrel and a bell & carlson fiberglass stock. But that would likely be over budget.
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I own a CZ527 in .223 and really enjoy the rifle. It has a nice single set trigger, good looking wood and bluing and is quite accurate. I picked up the American model rather than the Varmint because it is easier to carry around in the field. CZ makes a fine rifle. I own 4. A 527 in .223, a 550FS in .308, a 452 17HMR Varmint and a VZ58 in 7.62x39. Nary a problem with any of them.
steveNChunter
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To meet all your criteria, I'd comb the used market for one of these...
Savage stopped selling these a few years ago, but it's the model 12 VSS. (Mine's a VSS-S, the single shot variant.) It's .223, 26" stainless fluted barrel, Choate Ultimate Varmint stock. Has an aluminum "V" block to bed the action. Mine consistently shoots 5-shot groups in the .2's at 100 yards with my handloads. A good used one shouldn't be hard to find for under $700
Savage stopped selling these a few years ago, but it's the model 12 VSS. (Mine's a VSS-S, the single shot variant.) It's .223, 26" stainless fluted barrel, Choate Ultimate Varmint stock. Has an aluminum "V" block to bed the action. Mine consistently shoots 5-shot groups in the .2's at 100 yards with my handloads. A good used one shouldn't be hard to find for under $700