Gaznazdiak wrote:Howa gets my vote, got one, love it.
Gaznazdiak wrote:G'day Zappa,
I've got the 24" 1:9 bull barrel. The Walnut stock was such a beautiful piece of woodwork I took it off to protect it from getting bashed about, and put the action in an XLR Element chassis.
Silky smooth action and is capable of far better accuracy than I could manage.
With a tuned hand load of 50gn Nosler Ballistic Tip projectiles even I can get a result.
The pic is best group I've managed, and I'm no bench rest one hole shooter, this is a 5 shot group off the bonnet of my car at 100m. The square is 1 inch.
duncan61 wrote:Don't forget Ruger.you will get a very neat accurate package deal for around $1000
TBJ wrote:Can highly recommend a CZ527 Varmint, mine are both dead accurate (.223 and .204), trigger is awesome and you've got a few different options, I've got 2 and another 1 on order (.17Hornet) and also want a 7.62x39 Carbine to replace the Howa 1500 that doesn't have open sights. I love them!
Zappa wrote:I'd like recommendations on a 223 with wooden stock. Nothing against synthetics butts but i don't like them. Maybe one day I'll pick one up and convert.
So strictly sport target shooting at the range up to 300yrds, and occasionally taking down a fox, hare here or there at my mates farm .
budget under 1400 AUS and has to be accurate. Stainless steel barrel preferred but not necessary.. cheers.
straightshooter wrote:
Find a nice second hand 223 to your liking, there are plenty floating around in the region $500 - $700.
Get it rebarreled with a quality barrel, preferably 1 in 9" twist, and a 'match' chamber.
You will come in under budget.
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