Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

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How would you rate this item?

0 - Do not own / have not used
20
12%
1 - Very poor
14
8%
2 - Poor
23
14%
3 - Average
43
26%
4 - Good
44
26%
5 - Excellent
24
14%
 
Total votes: 168
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muldo
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by muldo »

Average- shooting airborne turkeys is great fun. Will bench it at 250.
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Ollius
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by Ollius »

Good.

I like it despite the narrow range of animals it can be used for. The sound is pretty good, and being the only rifle allowed for turkey it really has its place in the game. In addition, it's a pretty sensible choice for fox and roe deer.
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

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I gave it a (Good) rating because it needs a 55 or 65 grain round for slightly larger game. If it had this it would be rated excellent. ;)
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by knott »

Rated good though closer to average then excellent. Primarily the limited use of it. It often get the sack when the inventory is full though it´s fun to snipe roe and red fox with it. Roe is not a problem for long range sniping they run 60 instead of 20 metres not a big issue but yes you are not buying this for it´s efficiency but to get a long range weapon for red fox and turkey mostly.
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Post by jpm1 »

very fun on turkeys . my only small regret it's the huge destruction we get each time . very good , rated excellent
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by Vulcade »

I've gotten good use out of it but only for foxes and roe. I haven't tried it with turkeys (I'm not crazy about birds). I've painstakingly learned it's practically useless for coyotes.
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by gas56 »

I rated this rifle good.
a very accurate small caliber rifle.
You will hit what you aim at.
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by DanthemanBoone »

I have rated it poor mainly because I have killed a thousand or more animals with one in real life and the current 40gr ammo choice limits it severely.

It should have two ammo options like the in-line muzzle loader ( or 12g shotguns which have 3 ) so a heavier bullet, (62gr or 65gr) could be used for animals up to mule deer size and then kill results on Roe and Coyote would be far more definite.
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by SPRK85 »

Very underpowered, but still a great weapon. Would have liked it a lot more if applicable for WT, BT, MD and Ibex...
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Re: Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle

Post by LordBazooka »

I really like this weapon. However you can´t use it alot. Rated it poor, because it needs more species you can hunt with it. Maybe rabbits?

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