Rifles | .223 Bolt Action Rifle
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Average- shooting airborne turkeys is great fun. Will bench it at 250.
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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.
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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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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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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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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I rated this rifle good.
a very accurate small caliber rifle.
You will hit what you aim at.
a very accurate small caliber rifle.
You will hit what you aim at.
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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.
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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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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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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