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11-23-2010, 04:24 PM
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223 indecision
Jon,
You don't say what your application is but it seems that you want the 223 as a varmint rifle. Here's my experience. I had a Rem 700V with 24" heavy barrel but hated lugging it around on my shoulder. It probably would have been fine if I could have found a place to sit on my fanny and shoot varmints -- but I never did. I also had (and still have) a Rem 700 BDL sporter with 24" barrel and found that there was very little difference in its accuracy versus the 700V. I sold the 700V and put the 12X Leupold scope on the sporter. I"ve never regretted it. Carrying was much easier but I still wanted something that was lighter and more portable. A Winchester Lightweight M70 with 20" barrel and thin forearm is very accurate with handloads and I tend to take this one a lot more when I'm out kicking around in the woods and looking for targets of opportunity. Still have the 700BDL for dedicated prairie dog hunting. Just my two cents, 270man 
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11-23-2010, 06:42 PM
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270man,
It will be for targets mainly, a cheaper shooting session at the range (compared to the .308 & .30-06), and for varmints when I go home to visit Oklahoma. I may have access to enough land where I can get in a few 300 to 400 yard shots, kinda refresh learning trajectories and counting clicks. And just flat out have fun. See if I can still hit an egg at 200 yards (my money is on 'not'). 
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