Does anyone make 223 bolt actions with iron sights?

[snowdog650]

Remington Model 7 Laminate
Savage Model 11 Hog Hunter
Tikka (several)
Sako (several)

[bluzman]

Only complaint I guess I'd have of this Mini-Mauser is that it has a proprietary, single-stack magazine. If they set up this .223 carbine with a true, 5-round internal, double stack magazine that sat flush with the bottom of the rifle, that would be the total titts machine.

I agree. It would also be nice if there was a 10 rd mag. I guess I'm a just a sucker for rifles with expensive, proprietary mags, though ($40+ for 527). After all, I own a Ruger Mini-14, too. At least with the Mini 14, though, there are ProMag and John Masen mags available at a more reasonable price that have worked well for me.

[an actual gun]

The Mossberg Patrol takes AR mags, supposedly. Don't know if it's any good and it looks ugly as sin to me. Especially the stock and I'm not sure if you can replace it. Would still consider it though.

All of these besides the Zastava seem too expensive for what you get if you ask me. That's the one thing that sucks my interest out of all these scout type rifles.

Wish companies would make more cheap, banproof stuff.

[23 Blast]

The Mossberg Patrol takes AR mags, supposedly. Don't know if it's any good and it looks ugly as sin to me. Especially the stock and I'm not sure if you can replace it. Would still consider it though.

All of these besides the Zastava seem too expensive for what you get if you ask me. That's the one thing that sucks my interest out of all these scout type rifles.

Wish companies would make more cheap, banproof stuff.

I had a Mossberg MVP Patrol, and sold it. Action was just too rough for my taste. Was highly accurate, though.

I think Ruger could make a killing if they made some iron-sighted rifles based on their Ruger American platform. I'm not sure their marketing department would be too keen on the idea of cannibalizing their own sales of the GSR, though. For those that own both, how do the actions compare?

[offrdmania]

The Rugers action is smooth like butter. Its tight when you first get it but cycling it about 1000 times to loosen it up and you can cycle it with 1 finger. So nice

[200Apples]

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Another vote here for the CZ. It's action is scaled down and is better-proportioned to the .223. I have a 527 in 7.62 X 39 and it's a real hotrod.

The Ruger's action is huge. Better suited to the .308.
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