If you are just getting into a .223 I would also recommend one of the lower priced options: Savage, Ruger American, Mossberg MVP. The Savage accutrigger is as good a factory trigger as you can get before moving on to aftermarket stuff. IF you can find a rifle with a little larger contour, even better. At your place, I would buy in your initial price range/potentially less, and spend whatever other money you might have spent on a very nice rifle, on glass and ammo/range time. And training is always good. But get what you want/like and you'll enjoy it, get better, and eventually realize what you would like to get as far as other options, a la stock, trigger, glass, barrel. Don't attempt to guess what you will end up with because more than likely, you will try several things before you find exactly what you like.
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