Sporter Rifle - What should it be?

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Well I think I've got the heavy barrel rifle section covered and the magnum caliber section covered. What I would like is a sporter rifle (read less than 7.5lbs) in 223 for offhand shooting and taking for ATV rides for woods target practice. Stainless would be nice and a synthetic stock would hold up better than wood on the ATV I think. A detatchable mag would be a bonus but a hinged floor plate works just as well. Not interested in the blind magazines.

Here is what I'm looking at:

Remington VTR in 223 - just because the triangle barrel is cool.

Savage Weather Warrior 16FCSS in 223

Savage M10 Predator in 223

Ruger M77 Hawkeye SS/synthetic in 223

Weatherby Vanguard SS/synthetic in 223

From the new pricing that I've been searching on the VTR and Hawkeye are priced out of my reach at the moment. I'm looking to spend $500-$700 on this project. Barrel twist is not really important since I don't think I'll be taking shots over 300 yards so even a 1-in-12 should work.

I already own Remington's, Rugers and Savages so the Weatherby is appealing in that I don't own one. The Savage 16FCSS fills the bill but the stock in nothing great. Wondering what to do, what to do.
 
Accustock

I had a quick visit to the Savage web site and the new stock is nice but priced over what I'm looking to spend. It may just be worth waiting for if there are some reviews.

Woodbeef, I thought about the Tikka but they are so predictable, smooth action, good feeding, shoots great. #### maybe I should add the Tikka SS lite to the list as well.
 
Found something

Well it was not on the list but you know how the story goes, when a good deal comes up you should grab it. I ended up with a Ruger M77/22 in 22 Hornet. The rifle is Blued and wood stocked but in very good condition and almost no rounds through it. It has already been bedded and had a scope on it. I also got a spare mag, 196 rounds of ammo (some factory and some reloads), 250 new remington brass, 53 once fired brass and Lyman dies for $500.

The 22 Hornet is very easy on recoil and very conservative on powder (583-875 rounds/lbs). So far it is more than accurate enough for my needs and it's nice and light. I just need to lighten the trigger a little and find me an RCBS #12 shell plate for a 5 station die.

So much for the synthetic/stainless combo I was looking at. For the price I could not really turn my head the other way.:p
 
let us know how the accuracy goes with that ruger hornet. they have very hit/miss reviews.

they "feel" like a really nice gun though. I've been shooting my CZ hornet for a few months now. try lil'gun powder.
 
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