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I was in the same situation last spring and went with the 223 after thinking how much I would really be shooting past 500 yards, but my personal range only goes to 500 which is the main reason. I spend most of my time around 200-300 yards still working on the basics. I go up to 100 yards quite a bit when working on different loads. I am just now starting to shoot at 500 and it's a whole new ball game from 300. I am a huge Savage fan and they come with a 1:9 twist barrel. I found a Savage Stevens for $300 out the door and haven't regretted it for a minute. It is like a disease though. I thought I would build a nice budget rifle to shoot with. Now I have about $500 in reloading equipment and am in the process of upgrading stocks and am trying not to spend more on a stock than my gun was.
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