Has anyone witnessed the accuracy potential of any of these rifles in 223 ?

I will be using it for pest (wild dogs,bobcats,coyotes) and beaver control around my property,shots will be 200yds at the most,maybe a 250-300 yarder time too time.
I owned one of those cheap savage combo rilfes chambered in 223,and quickly sold it due too 2" groups at 100yds,that was after a bedding job.Before the bedding jod 3" was the average.

BTW,I wont be reloading for the H&R,just want a rifle that I dont mind getting rough with ;)

I even thought about getting a 223 barrle for my encore,but since I will carrying the rifle around so much and never know when its use will be needed,I feel that buying the H&R will serve the use better.

I used to own one years ago, with the heavy barrel and laminated stock. I mounted a Simmons 3-9x on it and it was actually quite accurate out to 200 yards with mil-spec, factory and handloads. I traded it down the line, but really should have hung on to it. Pretty good gun.

Thanks,I feel alot better about getting it now ;) Just didnt want that savage combo accuracy LOL

I have the Ultra Varmint, shoots the now impossible to get Win White box 45gr JHP into well less than 1" @ 100yds, the Ultramax 40gr NBT shoots almost as good. I'd recommend the 22" standard or bull barrel over the Superlight, although the 223 Superlight doesn't share the 243 Superlight's reputation, it is more finicky than the heavier contours.;)

Tim

Thanks Wrongtarget ;)

BTW,is a trigger job possable on the H&Rs ?

H&R will do one to 3-3½lbs for free or $15, depending on what it already is, >5lbs free, <5lb they charge. Any smith can do one, or you can do your own at home, trigger job info by Perklo and Raynor can be found in the FAQs and Help sticky at GBO. I've had several done by H&R when I sent frames in for barrels, have done the rest myself, I have one that's 21oz on a range only gun, 2½lbs is easy to do, they're crisp and creep free.

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Dang Wrongtargetim just gonna program your phone # in my cell for speed dial LOL.

Thanks again,I think sending them back too H&R will be my best bet ;)

I'm always going back and forth on whether or not to get a new .223 or .243 from NEF. When I think I should get a bolt gun, I always end up seeing a post by WrongTarget that has a pic of his 483 NEF's and I think to myself, this guy wouldn't have 1252 NEF's if they were crap.

So thank you WrongTarget, as everytime I see a pic of the 2953 NEF's that you own, I know what the next rifle i'm going to get is. Now the question is which caliber..... Of course, that's not an issue, I can have both .223 and .243 on the same frame. That solves that.

Branden

Both is always the answer, it's just a matter of figuring out which to buy first....then second....then.....:D

Tim

is probably the better choice for the first purchase. It can be loaded heavy enough to take down deer sized animals (107gr Sierra Match King) all the way down in to the 50gr range. It will do everything the .223 will, and do it better. The H&R was a good choice even before Marlin owned the name, and even better now ! Good luck with either purchase, but if you want versatility go with the .243.