Indecisions of Jon for a .223

[skeet]

I do have the SPS with the newer trigger. It is an ugly little thing with the camo stock but ...is going to be about the best yote rifle for toting around fr hunting. Another fellow and I are going to yote hunt in December and Jan. I bought the rifle new in the box at a gun show for 300 bucks. Had a junk scope(BSA) but it do shoot pretty well. Have loaded some 40 gr V max bullets that seem to shoot just fine and hve not exited any of the 5 yotes I have shot with it so far. My feeing is go for the Remington..price is right usually. Cabelas just put 'em on sale for under 500 with scope sling etc ..but in black

[Rapier]

Jon,
What I tell folks that ask about a new rifle is to disregard the hype, guys in marketing get paid a lot of money to create a need in your mind. Go to the accuracy sites, the custom builders, who gurantee sub MOA or in the case of the 223, sub .5 MOA groups. Look at the base gun, Mfg and model, they build on, then buy that gun in a configuration you want.

I own two 223 guns right now, one is a 1-10 and the other is a 1-8 twist. The reason I do not own a 1-7 anymore is because I have considereable experiance with the 1-7 in my 22-250 AI and had I to build that gun again, I would put a 1-8 barrel in it. The 1-7 and the 1-8 will stabalize an 80gr but the 1-7 will only go down in weight to a 60. The 1-8 will go down to a 55. My suggestion is to select a twist that will support the case capacity in its ability to launch a bullet at a desired velocity and for a heavy bullet, do not look to hard at the 80s, look at the 75s for the 223.

If you play the cards right you can have a rifle for every critter, a yote getter, a turtle getter, a deer rifle, a hog rifle, etc.
Best,
Ed