Please help me out with a 223 heavy barrel bolt action.

[Rule3]

I have had about all of the ones named and they will shoot better than most can hold.The big Savage was the most accurate I've seen but it was a mule to tote.The heavy barrel Howa was the cheapest and I love it,it sports some serious glass on it now.The Remington I bought I had rebarreled and they are so accurate they arent even fun to shoot at paper anymore.

OCD sounds like you really want the FN but are trying to get a firm definate on buying it,If thats what you want get it the others won't make you happy if thats the one you really want.

I like the CZ also, probably due to the fact that I have one in 22LR. It only comes with a Magazine not a floorplate. Same with the Savage.. Both the Savage and FN are more money. The CZ is the best bang for the buck (IMO)
The FN has a floorplate, holds more ammo but is OD Green.
If it was black I would surely go for it.

So it's a toss up between the 3. I am eliminating Ruger and Remington just because I need to narrow it down somehow.

It's also very difficult buy an expensive rifle "blind" I have handled different Savages, Rem 700, CZ and the Ruger, no one around here carries the FN.

Thanks all for the suggestions, will still gladly take any others

 

[BillBingham2]

You might look at Tikka

We were looking to start my son with something and found Tikka T3 in a wide range of stocks at great prices. He moved a different way (Mosin, SMLE and a M1903 soon) so we never got one but all I saw was they drive tacks all day long.

B2 (;->

 

[rags]

I've been shooting this .223 Ruger M77 Mark II target model with a 26" barrel since I bought it new in 1994. It's always under a minute of angle with handloads. The trigger is two-stage, which suits me fine, being used to that with 1903s, M1s and M14s in the military. The second stage letoff is quite sweet.

That's Joe in the picture, my "helper dog." He's always there to assist when I take pictures. He thought the gun smelled OK to him.

I think today I might have gone for the Savage 110 with its Accu-trigger; looks like a good bet.

John

I got one of those...not "Joe The Helper Dog", the rifle. I like it. Got mine in 1994 also. Heavy "floating" barrel in .223, matte stainless and laminated stock. 5 in a dime at 100 yards. Wish I had a longer range to play at.

rags