I own a 527 American in .223
It's my number one ranch rifle.
It's is HANDS DOWN the best light weight walking varmint rifle made! PERIOD
They regularly shoot very well ........ you may experience load preference changes as you break in your copy. Big changes.
Ammo it prefers now may go out of style and even come back in.
Make sure your barrel is full floated and if you are brave, read the trigger info closely and set up your trigger ........ but BE CAREFUL!
As light as they are, they are not bench rifles but for what I bought mine for they are the "cats back side"!!!!!
Three 44s