Cheapest 223

[NoHeavyHitter]

It's a Handi.

I don't know if they make them anymore, but there used to be several configurations - this one being an "ultra-varmint" with the heavy fluted barrel.

I picked this one up several years ago. I suspect you could find one as single-shot break open .223 rifles can't be much in demand. I bagged this one on sale for $199.

[k1dude]

Should I expect all single shot 223 rifles to be pricey?

Single shot break barrels used to be the cheapest rifles you could get. Not anymore. Since most have been discontinued, the prices have skyrocketed. The few that are still being made don't come in .223 other than the Henry. But anything Henry makes sells out quickly these days, so you won't find a good price. Before the KungFlu, you could find brand new Henrys for about $320 to $350, and that was high for a break barrel compared to what Handi rifles and Rossi's sold for. These days Henry break barrels go for about $500.

[k1dude]

Another option would be to buy a cheap break barrel shotgun from ATI, Hatfield, Yildiz, or Midland and then add a .223 caliber conversion insert. But accuracy won't impress you.

[plumbum]

I got my Savage Axis .223 package rifle for $250 after a rebate (before taxes and DROS). Not many single shots still available - cross your fingers that Ruger also got H&R 1871 rights and tooling.

[Angrysnarf]

Another option would be to buy a cheap break barrel shotgun from ATI, Hatfield, Yildiz, or Midland and then add a .223 caliber conversion insert. But accuracy won't impress you.

I have one of those and a cheap Hatfield

[Angrysnarf]

I got my Savage Axis .223 package rifle for $250 after a rebate (before taxes and DROS). Not many single shots still available - cross your fingers that Ruger also got H&R 1871 rights and tooling.

Maybe I should abandon it lol

[RNE228]

A little dated but good info

https://www.fieldandstream.com/story/guns/best-single-shot-rifles-and-shotguns-for-any-budget/

Guessing you looked at the Marketplace here on CGN.

Maybe I should abandon it lol

[Angrysnarf]

A little dated but good info

https://www.fieldandstream.com/story/guns/best-single-shot-rifles-and-shotguns-for-any-budget/

Guessing you looked at the Marketplace here on CGN.

I did

[tacticalcity]

Take a look at the Remington SPS line. They make thin hunting barrel models and thick tactical and varmint models. I would not call them the cheapest, but I do think you get the most bang for the buck. The metal is the same as their POLICE line of rifles. Just with a different finish and cheaper stock. Down the line when and if you are ready to upgrade you can replace the stock with something better and now you have a much higher end rifle. So you can upgrade over time and it is worth it, because the rifle itself is already quality.

Remington 700 SPS 223 Varmint


Remington 700 SPS 223 Tactical

[1859sharps]

I got my Savage Axis .223 package rifle for $250 after a rebate (before taxes and DROS). Not many single shots still available - cross your fingers that Ruger also got H&R 1871 rights and tooling.

They did not, H&R 1871 went to JJE Capital Holdings, LLC/Palmetto State Arms

[Devilock04]

They did not, H&R 1871 went to JJE Capital Holdings, LLC/Palmetto State Arms

https://www.ar15.com/forums/AR-15/JJE-HandR-LLC-acquisition-of-NoDak-Spud/123-768993/?page=1

[1859sharps]

They did not, H&R 1871 went to JJE Capital Holdings, LLC/Palmetto State Arms

an update -

https://youtu.be/vX0kEurikfg

7:35 - "m16a1" semi clone
12:09 - m1/m14
14:21 - handi rifles <<< thread relevant part