YES, I have. I wanted a rifle or 100 yard offhand match. Some shoot 308, some shoot 22 rf. I bought a Savage model 25 T walking varmiter 223 . It will shoot ball into an inch or so @ 100. Good cheap 55grain PSP shoots under an inch and hand loads will do one holers.

22 rf @ 100 yards on a windy day is pointless.
David

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I would buy a savage 223 put the extra money into the scope, or reloading gear if you dont reload. only way to get top accuracy is to reload the ammo for the rifle.

 

I'd go with the .223 and the Remington. Even though it might be nice to have a faster twist rate, there are a lot of factory loadings that will shoot very well in that barrel, and since its a Remington 700, over time you will have lots of stock and trigger options, even a new barrel when the time comes.

 

I would suggest not limiting yourself to only left handed actions. If you primarily shoot from the bench a right handed action is nice to have. For a lefty its easier to load single rounds in a right handed action while keeping your trigger hand and eye in place for the next shot.

 

Thanks to everyone. Good suggestions all. Now to get off my butt!

 

222 Rem and 22-250

For a different suggestion, I recommend 222 Remington. I have two rifles in 222 Remington. They are the most accurate 100 and 200 yard rifles I have ever fired. Lapua 222 brass is easy to find. 222 uses the same bullets and primers as 223. It is just more accurate. In fact it is the most accurate .224 diameter round ever.

As you may have noticed, I am selling one of my 222s. It is not the rifle you are looking for though. That is unless you are a varmint hunter, who wants a rifle that can also be used for BR competition.

Another great option is 22-250. 100-300 yard 1MOA or better is quite possible with a decent lefty in that cartridge. Here is a Tikka for sale right now:

http://www.hyattgunstore.com/tikka-t3-lite-stainless-left-hand-22-250-rifle-22.4-barrel.html

 

For a different suggestion, I recommend 222 Remington. I have two rifles in 222 Remington. They are the most accurate 100 and 200 yard rifles I have ever fired. Lapua 222 brass is easy to find. 222 uses the same bullets and primers as 223. It is just more accurate. In fact it is the most accurate .224 diameter round ever.

As you may have noticed, I am selling one of my 222s. It is not the rifle you are looking for though. That is unless you are a varmint hunter, who wants a rifle that can also be used for BR competition.

Another great option is 22-250. 100-300 yard 1MOA or better is quite possible with a decent lefty in that cartridge. Here is a Tikka for sale right now:

http://www.hyattgunstore.com/tikka-t3-lite-stainless-left-hand-22-250-rifle-22.4-barrel.html

This (.222). You have to reload, but you'll have to reload to get the best accuracy out of any caliber you choose (larger than .22 LR of course). I have four .222's. They have milder recoil and slightly less case volume/velocity than a .223, but somehow they hit a sweet spot for accuracy at 100 yards. At least for me.

 

mljones,

I like you have an AR and purchd a Ruger Hawkeye Predator in 223 last month. Put a Leupold VX6 on it, shot it for the first time this weekend. Was very accurate despite a 10-20 mph crosswind, with very little recoil.

 

I took a 7.7 jap deer hunting one year. (I am a cheap bugger). Forgot my ammo. The local gun shop, a gas station, for some reason did not have it in stock.

I have shot 30-06 ever since.

 

You mentioned Remmy, Annie and Savage, but not Browning. A LH T-Bolt might work well for you.

 

If you just want the finest. JK Cloward builds the best target rifles available. He has been the Palma team armourer.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/577678993

 

My CZ 527 left hand in 204 Ruger will do it all day long and won't beat you up in the process.

 

204 Ruger For Sure



If you want to go that way, there is also my lefty Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 204 Ruger. It will shoot under an inch at 200 yards. Several ammunition manufacturers make 204 Ruger. So, you do not need to reload. However, it is easy to load 204 Ruger. Bullets, primers, brass and powder are all readily available if you do.



I am a bit surprised more shooters are not trying 204 Ruger. It is an excellent flat shooting small bore centerfire cartridge. It will readily take down varmints as big as coyotes at very long ranges. As biologicole says, it has little recoil, so you can shoot it all day without sore shoulder syndrome. It is a 222 Remington Magnum case necked down to take a 20 cal. bullet. That means you have plenty of powder to send a 32-45 grain bullet down range with serious varmint killing energy left when it gets there.

Here is a link to a page discussing different 20 cal. cartridges. 204 Ruger is the third one down the page after 20 Practical and 20 Tactical. I believe 204 Ruger is the only 20 that has commercially produced ammunition.

http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/20caliber/

 

The quickest route to success is a Savage 10FLP in .223 and a good scope (Leupold, Burris, Nikon - nothing made in China).

Mine has shot in the .3s for more than a decade, and accounted for several groundhogs and many, many prairie dogs.

George

 

I have the same rifle and the same experience. Its a heavy gun but for the money its a real shooter.

 

I realize you were talking about buying a bolt action heavy barrel rifle to achieve your one inch groups at a hundred yards .Have you ever considered a Les Baer super varmint it has a 1 in 9 twist and would work with the ammo you're talking about. I shoot the federal 69 grain gold medal match ammo and consistently shoot half-inch groups and 100 yards .This rifle may be slightly more expensive but it sure is a pleasure to shoot!

 

I would have to say my Rem 700, VS, 22-250. The most flat shooting rifle I have ever had.

 

Caliber Choice for 100-Yard Bolt Action Rifle?
I know that it's my choice, but does anyone have any thoughts?
Has anyone faced the same dilemma? If so, what did you do?

Yep, been there, spent months reading/researching.
I wanted a sub-moa guarantee from an out of the box rifle.
Surprisingly, very few manufacturers will make that guarantee
and the ones that do, want major money for their products.
There are a few, but all come with the same disclaimer:
Sub-moa results are guaranteed, but only when using match ammunition.
The AR custom shops will provide a 0.5 moa guarantee at 100 yards.
They tighten up the fit between the upper and lower, 2 stage trigger,
use a 1:8 twist in a heavy match barrel, 24 inches long.
Yes they do back up the guarantee. I ended up with a Stag Arms Model 6.
It will produce 0.5 moa at 200 yards with Fiocchi 223 77 gr Exacta.
Even produces 0.25 moa at 200 yards when I get a dead calm morning.
But I wanted something even better, so I started asking questions
of the local F-class shooters and of a gunsmith whose opinion I value.
I ended up having to decide between a Remington 700 action and
the Savage Target Action. The Savage action won out. I went with the 223
and ordered a Shilen 1:8 heavy 26 inch barrel. Installed it in an F-class stock
and ended up grinning like a kid, after sending 30 rounds of 40 grain factory
and had no problem producing sub-moa at 100 yards. With hand loads
I expect to produce consistent 1/4 moa at 200 yards. Optimistic, ain't I?:bthumb:

 

$$$$ can do it but the right rifle can be cheaper.



With anything other than a competition bench rifle, expecting to "produce consistent 1/4 moa at 200 yards," is more than optimistic. I have one rifle capable of regularly achieving sub 1/4 MOA at 100 yards. I have not shot it much at 200 yards so I cannot say what it would average at that distance. I have nearly $3000 invested in it and due to a fading interest in competition, I have it for sale in the RFC Trading post.

I have owned several rifles capable of 1/2 MOA at 200 yards, including a Ruger No. 1 Varmint in 220 Swift and the Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 204 Ruger pictured above. Each of those rifles needed my home made loads and a lot of load testing to dial in such accuracy.

I bought the Ruger No. 1 Varmint in 220 Swift used from Gunbroker.com for $1100 and the Hawkeye in 204 Ruger NIB from a company that specializes in left handed rifles for about $800. Neither rifle needed major customization, in fact I have done nothing to the Hawkeye, other than load testing.

I also have a very custom Ruger No. 1V in 222 Rem. that shoots under 1/2 MOA at 100 yards. So far, the best it has given is a .369" 5-shot 100 yard group with many sub 1/2" groups. I just had a fine piece of French Walnut carved into a stock for that rifle. I need to do a fair amount of finishing before I will show it here. It will be the jewel in my collection when it is done. It has been a long involved project. I already have over $3200 invested in it with a Jard trigger, Shilen barrel, the new stock and other upgrades.

 

1 MOA is not that hard, and of the calibers mentioned will work just fine. My old Remington 700 BDL 223 sporter will do it all day long with my hand loads. All I have done to it was float the barrel, pillar bed the action and adjust the trigger down to 2 1/2 lbs. The key is rolling your own. 223 was perfect for me because of where I live and the components are cheap and easy to come by and I don't have to worry about shooting out the barrel any time soon, like say a 22-250 or 220 Swift, you are shooting 223 now so you have a good start.
Good Luck and have Fun.

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Mljones1947;

If it isn't too windy where you are, I'll suggest a good CZ452 .22lr left hand rifle. The cost of the gun is reasonable compared to a centerfire. The ammunition cost is modest in comparison even when buying match ammo. And sometimes match ammo isn't necessary. If you go to the CZ/BRNO forum here on site, you'll find several people there who do get MOA 100 yard groups from their CZ rimfires. That being said, most of the guns do have mods. However, much of what's usually needed is low to very low cost & most folks find the mods easy enough to do themselves. There's a lot of very good advice and picture heavy threads giving the information needed.

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