BCD 45
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IMO, I would also put the .223 on my list for many, many reasons. They shoot great, good factory ammo like Fiocchi is dirt cheap, reloading components are everywhere cheap, so many different barrel twists to shoot the weight bullets you like, etc. etc. etc. You can load it up, down, or in-between. Tons of options.
I bought a .223 Remington M7 Predator for $499 NIB for about the same reason as you. It's my "drive around the ranch gun" & I didn't even bother loading for it. I bought 40 grain Fiocchi ammo for $0.45 per round & 50 grain tipped AE for $0.50 per round and both will shoot 3 rounds that you can cover with a nickel. That's after putting in a 1.5# trigger. My buddy loads his 223 down to less than 222 velocities & it's quite & sub 1/2 moa. Just A thought.
Jim D
I bought a .223 Remington M7 Predator for $499 NIB for about the same reason as you. It's my "drive around the ranch gun" & I didn't even bother loading for it. I bought 40 grain Fiocchi ammo for $0.45 per round & 50 grain tipped AE for $0.50 per round and both will shoot 3 rounds that you can cover with a nickel. That's after putting in a 1.5# trigger. My buddy loads his 223 down to less than 222 velocities & it's quite & sub 1/2 moa. Just A thought.
Jim D
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