Take a look at the Ruger American Predator Rifle.
http://www.ruger.com/products/americ...eets/6944.html
Don't let the price scare you, you can normally find it $100-150 cheaper then the MSRP.
But don't let the price fool you either. It has most of the features the Ruger Precision Rifle has, including Barrel and Trigger.
The 223 version comes with 1:8 twist, meaning its good for bullets from the 52 gr Match to the 80 SMKs.
The barrel is pre-threaded for instillation of a Brake or Suppressor.
I have a Remington 700 BDL Varmint in 223. Heavy Barrel. At the recommendations of the AMU Sniper School it was set us AND I USED it, as a LE Sniper/Counter Rifle.
Its a super accurate rifle, but 1-12 twist (which was pretty much all that was available when I used it in the 70-80s in LE).
The Ruger American Predator I tried out shot my Remington and is cheaper then what I paid for the Remington in 1978.
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Kraig Stuart
CPT USAR Ret
USAMU Sniper School Oct '78
Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071