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Offline midwayraider

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which handi next???????????
« on: May 30, 2007, 12:15:26 PM »
i'm going to buy a .223 or a 30/30, which one should i get? i can only afford one right now. i have a .308 , .357, and a 45/70. i had my mind set on the .223 but i started thinking about the 30/30 now i don't know which one to get.
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2007, 12:20:37 PM »
Get the 223, you have the 308 which is somewhat in the same class as the 30-30, it'll do until you get the 30-30, you don't have a varmint cal yet, that makes the 223 the first choice. ;)

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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2007, 01:58:58 PM »
Got to go with Tim on this one , get the 223 in a Bull Barrel , you will love it .  ;D The 30/30s are nice but you DO NEED a ver-ment round in the stable .

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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2007, 02:24:52 PM »
+1 for the .223
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2007, 02:32:52 PM »
+ 2 on the .223   great caliber  ,  Doug 
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2007, 02:35:03 PM »
Yea what they said. :o
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2007, 02:50:16 PM »
223 is the way to go
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2007, 03:41:22 PM »
a new Gander Mountain store just opened near my house , they sell used guns, and they had a .223 with a bull barrel and cinnamon lams for $195.00 . the gun looked like it had never been fired .i don't even think a scope has ever been mounted on it. if its there Saturday it will be mine.  thanks 
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2007, 04:12:16 PM »
I've both but play with .223 more.
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2007, 04:35:39 PM »
Quote from: midwayraider on May 30, 2007, 03:41:22 PM
a new Gander Mountain store just opened near my house , they sell used guns, and they had a .223 with a bull barrel and cinnamon lams for $195.00 . the gun looked like it had never been fired .i don't even think a scope has ever been mounted on it. if its there Saturday it will be mine.  thanks 

Give them a call and ask to have it put it on hold for you.  I've done it before at my local Gander with no problem.   ;)
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2007, 09:29:41 AM »
Yea what everybody said ... except make it 204 Ruger there is no reason to buy a 223 other than cheap ammo and since you already have suitable deer chamberings (the only other possible reason).
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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2007, 09:55:50 AM »
Quote from: midwayraider on May 30, 2007, 12:15:26 PM
i'm going to buy a .223 or a 30/30, which one should i get? i can only afford one right now. i have a .308 , .357, and a 45/70. i had my mind set on the .223 but i started thinking about the 30/30 now i don't know which one to get.

If it were me...neither...I'd go for a bull 243 or 25-06...I like the ballistics on them better..and they are true dual purposes rounds...but...if you really have your heart on a 223...then go for it...they are pretty nice. :)

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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2007, 10:10:35 AM »
Add another Vote for the 223. It's not only cheap to buy ammo for, but to reload for as well. Tons of supplies available and pretty straightforward. I like the mid range capabilities of the 223. I like it for around 100 to 350+ on varmints. Not that it's not capable of reaching out more but sometimes I feel over powered with my 243 at these distances and the noise is substantially more. Thats a pretty good deal on what sounds to be an Ultra 223.... Have fun

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Re: which handi next???????????
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2007, 10:38:49 AM »
yeah, I've had a 243, didn't like it very much . like the price of ammo on the .223
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