Is there a factory made 223 bolt action rifle with a 1-8 or 1-7 twist with a 24" or longer bbl that's threaded? I have seen several short sporter weight bbls but not what I was looking for. I have a 22 LR trainer and several LR rifles in 6mm CM, 6.5 CM and .308. I thought it would be nice to have a PRS style 223 rifle, I have seen several guys at our club shooting their custom builds with 80 gr bullets very effectively. I know it's not ideal for this game, but the recoil would be almost non existent and a good way to have fun and practice while saving a little on bullets and powder, the savings is not the major reason here, mainly just for fun. Will I have to go with a custom build or is there something I have overlooked in the factory offerings.
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What kind of budget you working with? I wouldn't worry too much about a threaded barrel because that's easy enough to add. The fast twist barrel is harder to find. You could also just put your own gun together using a savage or remington and prefit barrels.
Tikka is the only one I can think of and is probably one of the best values out there.
Savage does a few. The VLP with a 7 twist but it's around $1k or you can go all out and do their 110 Elite Precision for $2k. They do an Axis Precision for a grand. I think these are all newer. Go to their site and look there might be more.
Tikka is the only one I can think of and is probably one of the best values out there.
Savage does a few. The VLP with a 7 twist but it's around $1k or you can go all out and do their 110 Elite Precision for $2k. They do an Axis Precision for a grand. I think these are all newer. Go to their site and look there might be more.
What bbl length do they have? I'm looking for a full length hvy bbl.
If you buy a factory your going to be wasting money because you’ll just want a custom in the end. By an origin slap a barrel and trigger on it bravo stock.
I may go that way if I don't find what I want. Strange no one makes a 223 chassis rifle with those specs when they're made in 22 LR and many center fire rifles.
Savage makes a couple that I mentioned.
I think Howa might also do a 223 barrel’d action in 24 inch.
Hey thanks guys for all the suggestions. I accidentally stumbled across a Browning X-Bolt Varmint/ target rifle in 223. Perfect gun that I was looking for. 26" SS fluted bbl 1-8 twist, adjustable target stock with a nice vertical grip, magazine fed and a muzzle brake and muzzle protector. About 9 lbs. Should be a great step up trainer from the 22 LR and would be used for varmint hunting also, lots of whistle pigs around here, actually squirrels. Didn't even know this rifle was made until today.
Grab a rusty 700, screw on a Criterion, hit the px for everything else.
This is what I did, but honestly I'm not sure I will even thread it. With how heavy it is for a .223, I cant imagine the recoil getting out of mouse fart territory. If anything, reducing it more would make it a worse trainer.
