Looking for good .223 rifle

rmarrion · 03-06-2008, 04:37 PM

Hi i am new to this forum and am looking for a nice, accurate .223 rifle, between $500-$650. Can be bolt-action or semi-auto. I was looking at the CZ 527 for mostly target shooting and maybe small game shooting.

rckymtnboy · 03-06-2008, 04:53 PM

Take a look at the Remington 700 SPS VT in .223. It has a carbon bull barrel and an incredible trigger (the x-mark pro) that breaks like glass. I have one in .204 and love it. It also has two front swivel mounts so you can use one for a bipod. Great shooter, and it's within your price range.
Remington Model 700™ SPS™ Varmint

.22guy · 03-06-2008, 04:54 PM

Look into Savage rifles.

CrazyIvan · 03-06-2008, 04:59 PM

Welcome to the site. There are a few brands of AR-15's out there that can be had for that price used. Check out GunsAmerica - Connecting Gun Buyers to Gun Sellers Since 1997 or GunBroker.com Online Gun Auction and you should be able to find one on there somewhere. Unless you plan on getting an AR-15, I would get a different caliber. Military calibers are getting to be expensive. 30-50 cents per round. When I started in on the AR-15 wagon about 2 years ago, I paid 24 cents per round. I enjoy it though, so no biggie to me. If you really like .223 then go for it. But if you don't mind a different caliber and would like to save a bit of money, then do that.

You can also get a WASR-10 calibered in .223 for under $500 if you look hard enough.

Nathan123 · 03-06-2008, 05:14 PM

I bought my dad a Tikka .223 last year and he loves it, and has had no problems with it.

utahvarminter · 03-06-2008, 05:15 PM

Savage makes excellent firearms. I would buy a Savage over a Remington in every situation. However if you want to spend about three times as much for a rifle you will never have to replace, look into HS Precision.

big boomer · 03-06-2008, 05:20 PM

The "experts" claim the Savage is the most accurate out of the box.

Ron AKA · 03-06-2008, 07:06 PM

I think Savage guns are very good. I plan to buy a rimfire Savage over the CZ. However, on a quick check I'm not sure that Savage offers a centerfire gun that is competative for price and quality to the Remington SPS that was recommended by rocky mountain boy. The Remington 700 action is probably the only production action that is considered good enough (with tuning) to be competitive in benchrest target shooting.

If you have any interest in accurate target shooting then a semi-auto is a non-starter. You want to narrow your search to a bolt action with a heavy barrel.

Ron

mitch_mckee · 03-06-2008, 07:12 PM

I have a Savage 10 in .223 and it is a pretty good rifle.

blaster · 03-06-2008, 07:20 PM

Ruger mini 14

lefty o · 03-06-2008, 07:41 PM

every one except for one that has been mentioned are excellent, and accurate rifles. the mini 14(even the new ones) wouldnt be allowed in my safe.

mitch_mckee · 03-06-2008, 07:46 PM

I don't like Mini barrels. About 5 shots and my Mini-30 would shoot what is best described as a shotgun pattern.

squirrelbaster · 03-06-2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lefty o

every one except for one that has been mentioned are excellent, and accurate rifles. the mini 14(even the new ones) wouldnt be allowed in my safe.

+1

billy · 03-06-2008, 08:18 PM

id love a free mini!
thats the only way i will ever get one though...
i like accurate rifles.

personally i would get the CZ

mitch_mckee · 03-06-2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy

id love a free mini!
thats the only way i will ever get one though...
i like accurate rifles.

personally i would get the CZ

I sold my tricked out (folding stock, flash hider, detatchable mount, pistol grip, scope, 5 30 round mags) Mini-30 8 years ago and bought a Rem. 700 in .308 with a Simmon AETec scope.

I regret selling just about any gun I've owned but that Mini.

blaster · 03-07-2008, 08:23 AM

I don't know what is so bad about Mini 14s Just because they aren't tack drivers don't mean they arent reliable and useful. Just ask all the deer, turkeys and assorted critters I've killed with mine. I've carried one for protection on my boat for years although during the hey day of drug pirating I backed it up with my browning 1919 a4 machine gun and what other guns my crewmen brought along

lefty o · 03-07-2008, 11:00 AM

the man asked for recommendations for an ACCURATE RIFLE.

Silent Shooter · 03-07-2008, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lefty o

the man asked for recommendations for an ACCURATE RIFLE.

Then why did he ask for a .223?!?!?

blaster · 03-07-2008, 01:21 PM

you guys that won't have an in accurate rifle crack me up. how many ak s or skss do you own? My Mini s are alot more accurate than any of my skss or an ak.

Silent Shooter · 03-07-2008, 01:24 PM

Why have an AK or SKS as long as someone still sells a HK-91???

03-06-2008, 04:37 PM	#1
rmarrion Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (0)	Looking for good .223 rifle Hi i am new to this forum and am looking for a nice, accurate .223 rifle, between $500-$650. Can be bolt-action or semi-auto. I was looking at the CZ 527 for mostly target shooting and maybe small game shooting.

03-06-2008, 04:53 PM	#2
rckymtnboy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I am a dual resident. Posts: 340 Trader Rating: (0)	Take a look at the Remington 700 SPS VT in .223. It has a carbon bull barrel and an incredible trigger (the x-mark pro) that breaks like glass. I have one in .204 and love it. It also has two front swivel mounts so you can use one for a bipod. Great shooter, and it's within your price range. Remington Model 700™ SPS™ Varmint __________________ When they come for my guns, I'll give 'em the bullets first!

03-06-2008, 04:54 PM	#3
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,051 Trader Rating: (0)	Look into Savage rifles. __________________ Guns: they are like baseball cards except they are cool and you can kill things with em. -Billy

03-06-2008, 04:59 PM	#4
CrazyIvan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 2,299 Trader Rating: (0)	Welcome to the site. There are a few brands of AR-15's out there that can be had for that price used. Check out GunsAmerica - Connecting Gun Buyers to Gun Sellers Since 1997 or GunBroker.com Online Gun Auction and you should be able to find one on there somewhere. Unless you plan on getting an AR-15, I would get a different caliber. Military calibers are getting to be expensive. 30-50 cents per round. When I started in on the AR-15 wagon about 2 years ago, I paid 24 cents per round. I enjoy it though, so no biggie to me. If you really like .223 then go for it. But if you don't mind a different caliber and would like to save a bit of money, then do that. You can also get a WASR-10 calibered in .223 for under $500 if you look hard enough. __________________ "Minimum wage, minimum effort." "Never underestimate the power of stupidity." ~Me

03-06-2008, 05:15 PM	#6
utahvarminter Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 485 Trader Rating: (0)	Savage makes excellent firearms. I would buy a Savage over a Remington in every situation. However if you want to spend about three times as much for a rifle you will never have to replace, look into HS Precision. __________________ My Photo Album

03-06-2008, 05:14 PM	#5
Nathan123 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle, N.S.W, Australia Posts: 350 Trader Rating: (0)	I bought my dad a Tikka .223 last year and he loves it, and has had no problems with it.

03-06-2008, 05:20 PM	#7
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 713 Trader Rating: (0)	The "experts" claim the Savage is the most accurate out of the box.

03-06-2008, 07:06 PM	#8
Ron AKA Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 704 Trader Rating: (0)	I think Savage guns are very good. I plan to buy a rimfire Savage over the CZ. However, on a quick check I'm not sure that Savage offers a centerfire gun that is competative for price and quality to the Remington SPS that was recommended by rocky mountain boy. The Remington 700 action is probably the only production action that is considered good enough (with tuning) to be competitive in benchrest target shooting. If you have any interest in accurate target shooting then a semi-auto is a non-starter. You want to narrow your search to a bolt action with a heavy barrel. Ron

03-06-2008, 07:12 PM	#9
mitch_mckee Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,086 Trader Rating: (0)	I have a Savage 10 in .223 and it is a pretty good rifle.

03-06-2008, 07:20 PM	#10
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 400 Trader Rating: (0)	Ruger mini 14 __________________ peace through superior firepower

03-06-2008, 07:41 PM	#11
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,669 Trader Rating: (0)	every one except for one that has been mentioned are excellent, and accurate rifles. the mini 14(even the new ones) wouldnt be allowed in my safe.

03-06-2008, 07:46 PM	#12
mitch_mckee Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,086 Trader Rating: (0)	I don't like Mini barrels. About 5 shots and my Mini-30 would shoot what is best described as a shotgun pattern.

03-06-2008, 08:18 PM	#14
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,617 Trader Rating: (0)	id love a free mini! thats the only way i will ever get one though... i like accurate rifles. personally i would get the CZ __________________ to the man with a hammer everything looks like a nail Last edited by billy; 03-06-2008 at 08:19 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-07-2008, 08:23 AM	#16
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 400 Trader Rating: (0)	I don't know what is so bad about Mini 14s Just because they aren't tack drivers don't mean they arent reliable and useful. Just ask all the deer, turkeys and assorted critters I've killed with mine. I've carried one for protection on my boat for years although during the hey day of drug pirating I backed it up with my browning 1919 a4 machine gun and what other guns my crewmen brought along __________________ peace through superior firepower

03-07-2008, 11:00 AM	#17
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,669 Trader Rating: (0)	the man asked for recommendations for an ACCURATE RIFLE.

03-07-2008, 01:21 PM	#19
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 400 Trader Rating: (0)	you guys that won't have an in accurate rifle crack me up. how many ak s or skss do you own? My Mini s are alot more accurate than any of my skss or an ak. __________________ peace through superior firepower

03-07-2008, 01:24 PM	#20
Silent Shooter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292 Trader Rating: (0)	Why have an AK or SKS as long as someone still sells a HK-91???

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