On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:03:01 -0500, "Buerste" wrote:


"Karl Townsend" wrote in message
tanews.com...


Value check: one can get a brand-new Ruger mini-14 (semiauto) rifle
in .223 for under $600. The CZ527 American bolt-action rifle in .223
is under $500 new if you shop, and the two I know of (mine and one
other) deliver groups under 3/4" (100 yd) right out of the box.

I bought a Mini 14 when slick Willie moved in. Nice enough rifle but not
that accurate. Now that Obama is moving in, I'd like a more accurate
semi-auto. I think I'll wait for the current buying frenzy to subside and
go buy new at a local shop. I have yet to ever sell a gun I purchased.
Started by working all summer at 12 to buy a Remington 870. Anyway, I'd
rather have quality than price.

karl



Remington 700 in .220 Swift or .22-250 and great optics.

Better the new heavy barreled Savages. If ammo supply is a concern in
the future..get it in .223. The above two cartridges are far
superior..but a case of them wont ever 'fall off the back of a deuce
and a half"

If "extreme range personel interdiction" is more of a primary
concern....get a heavy barreled Savage in .308, and stick on a decent
fixed power scope, somewhere between 8x and 10x.

If anyone wants to know why most specialists prefer fixed power
optics, Id be happy to expound.

Gunner