I have a couple of bolt guns in 223 caliber, by the way I love the caliber.
One of my 223 bolt guns just happens to be a Savage, model 10 that a distributor had made for them to sell.
It's pretty much the model 10 FP with a 20 inch heavy barrel large bolt handle, they called it a 4x4 truck gun.
The rifle shoots 5/16 inch groups at a 100 yards consistently with my 55 gr bullet handloads.
I like the caliber so much I've been thinking about adding another Savage bolt gun in 223 to my cadre .
There's three Savage models I'm considering.
Model 10 Predator Hunter Savage catalog # 18453
Model10 Predator Hunter MAX1 Savage catalog # 18886
Model 10FP-SR 223 22" LE Savage catalog # 19126
As for now I'm leaning more toward getting the third one down (#19126) as it will see more truck gun duty then anything else.
However the second one in the group (#18886) would be a sweet rifle to own except I would most likely convert it to a blind mag and get rid of The DBM.
Whichever, my next bolt gun will be a Savage unless I see something really special in the used category.
Best Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com