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223 Varmint rifle, build or buy??
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1283542" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>A 223 at the long ranges you quote will just be OK for shooting targets, but will absolutely suck if you are shooting even varmints at that range. A 243 retains enough energy to be effective at or past 600 yards, and actually delivers superior ballistics to even the 308. Yet it's small enough not to obliterate small game if you use a harder bullet that won't over-expand.</p><p></p><p>"Well, lets put it this way.. it would need to be first and foremost a long range hunting rifle."</p><p></p><p>The 223 simply is not a long range hunting rifle. A 243 starts to get you there. Move up to 30cals and you get further from your other objectives.</p><p></p><p>I agree, you are expecting too much from one gun. I gun that sort of does everything, sucks at everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1283542, member: 1656"] A 223 at the long ranges you quote will just be OK for shooting targets, but will absolutely suck if you are shooting even varmints at that range. A 243 retains enough energy to be effective at or past 600 yards, and actually delivers superior ballistics to even the 308. Yet it's small enough not to obliterate small game if you use a harder bullet that won't over-expand. "Well, lets put it this way.. it would need to be first and foremost a long range hunting rifle." The 223 simply is not a long range hunting rifle. A 243 starts to get you there. Move up to 30cals and you get further from your other objectives. I agree, you are expecting too much from one gun. I gun that sort of does everything, sucks at everything. [/QUOTE]
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