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I'm in the market for a new bolt action. Looking for accuracy mainly. I was thinking of the Savage 16 lightweight hunter. Who would you prefer? | ||
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In that price range you can't go wrong with the Savage or Ruger American Predator. All We Know Is All We Are | |||
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I would get a Rem 700. There are several choices with wood, or plastic stocks, blued, or stainless. I have had very good luck with many of them and there are lots of after market accessories. NRA Patron member | |||
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My 700 is a tack driver. Hunting: Exercising dominion over creation at 2800 fps. | |||
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I have two Savage rifles: a Stevens 200 in .223 and an LRP in .243. The LRP is pure out-of-the-box but I replaced the trigger and stock on the Stevens. Both are very, very accurate. You might consider this from GunBroker. Looks like a pretty good deal. | |||
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All the full size receivers seem way overkill for the 223. I'm pretty happy with my howa mini: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6711043/m/1491041322 The small sako bolt actions are nice, but hard to find. The cz527 is small, and some are pretty accurate out of the box. | |||
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My Tikka T3 is very accurate but the action is not sized for the caliber...too large. | |||
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Do you feel there is any degradation of accuracy, handling or velocity because of this? | |||
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I have a Savage Lightweight Hunter 223. It's a true ultralight rifle with a pencil barrel, so if tiny groups or long shooting sessions are your thing there are better choices. A heavier barrel Savage is the best way to spend your money if cloverleafs are what you want. That said I love the Lightweight Hunter rifle. For a lightweight it balances well. I have only had mine at the range one time for the initial sight in. I have done no real load development for it. This is my final sight in group. ![]() | |||
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I'm a big Tikka fan. In fact they are my "go to" rifles for everything except Cape Buff and bull elephant. It's just I feel the .223 would be a "neater" package if it were built on a small action rather than a standard size action.
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Agreed. Thanks.
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I bought a little Howa Mini. As accurate as any custom I own. As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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Alas, I can say the same about my Stevens 200. 5 shots in 0.45 in at 100 yards . . . so . . . how can I justify buying expensive rifles? (Okay . . . the Stevens does have a Rifle Basix trigger and a Boyds stock . . . but still . . .) C'mon Paul! Help me! ![]() | |||
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Even with the backwards safety and mag hanging out the bottom I still like the CZ. I like the older ones with the Schweine zurück stock. | |||
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I have several savage 223 varmint models they all shoot like a house on fire. | |||
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Well I got a price check on the Savage at the local gun shop, 670 bucks. Still shopping around. I just want one by the time rock chucks come out. | |||
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Your search is over! http://www.cabelas.com/product...EGORY_SEQ_1044661680 | |||
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For $319 with an Accutrigger . . . WOW! And if you find the stock sucks, pay $100 for a Boyds! | |||
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Does any company other than Ruger make a 223 with a Winchester style 3 position safety? I am not interested in a custom gun or one with a lot of safety retrofitting Thanks for the information | |||
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Yes. Winchester does. | |||
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I like the older Sako's but there is an 85 XS in an action well matched to the 223 Rem. | |||
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I own a Savage! Great shooting rifle right out of the box! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Congratulations! I wish you well! And dude! I just this week swapped a rifle (I'd had it since childhood) for a Savage LRPV, in .223. I did so because it had lost its accuracy (> 1 MOA) and I had two Savages that are absolute tack drivers (a .223 Stevens 200 and a .243 Savage LRP). I'll shoot my new LRPV (with a crappy scope on it) on Friday. Wish me luck! | |||
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About a year ago I ordered a Howa rifle in .223 with a scope, base and rings, Hogue stock shipped for 510$ I couldn't be happier, sub MOA with everything factory I try in it and around a half MOA with handloads. | |||
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