most accurate 223. out of the box.

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What would be a good choice for a 223. most accurate out of the box. something I dont have to take in and get work done to.
do the remington 700 police series shoot straight or should I look into something different. this will only be used to harvest varmints/predators. so its not going to be used for competitions. but i would still prefer something with kick ass accuracy. and you get what you pay for so i might as well get good from the get go.

any ideas guys. or even a list of a few guns to research would be awesome. and appreciated. thanks in advance.
 
accurate 223

Well you haven't said what priced rifle you'd like to buy, so on the high side H S Precision make a great 223, Swiss Arms make a great 223, Sako Varmint or Tikka Varmint are great 223. Likely the rem is also a great 223. Savage make great heavy barreled stainless fluted 223. CZ make a great Varmint in 223.
There likely several others as well but these are some of my favorites. FS
 
Savage LRPV or Kimber SVT would be great stuff straight from a box. My Savage 12Fvss gets sub moa and there is plenty of room! Handloading will get it even better.
 
Here's my CZ, was gonna buy a LTR but this was good to go right out of the box
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accuracy means nothing without target pics.
Who can shoot a raged single hole at 200yards?.... that is the gun I want, let me know so I can stop looking..
 
Hi Crout. Here's my 2c. Savage BTVSS in 223. Pet load: CCI SR BR primers, 25.8gr Varget, 69 Sierra Matchking. Rifle pic with 200 and 300 meter targets from last week.
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Remington's generally require *some* work to shoot their best. Completely out of the box with no mods whatsoever, I'd probably say that the Tikka and Savage would top the list - unless you want to spend big money for a Cooper or HS precision.

In any case, forget about 'out of the box' performance. Do yourself a favour, spend a hundred bucks or so, and have it bedded, and the trigger tuned. If it's a Remington, I'd also suggest having the lugs lapped, although a complete action workover & truing would be preferable if very expensive.

but, for predator/varmint work, virtually ANY modern gun will be more than accurate enough. Too much fuss is made over accuracy; the difference between 1/4 minute and 3/4 minute only counts on paper, even out to a quarter mile. And it's a rare rifle that can't turn in 3/4" groups with the right ammo, let alone handloads
 
Out of the box? Try a Cooper. Not the cheapest, but no work required. The test targets they send with the guns are one hole groups.
 
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