Just returned from a very successful prarie dog hunt with Triple three outfitters in Buffalo Wyoming. Next trip i want to spot my shots Sooo I have a Remington 700 in 223. a sporter wt gun... I want to have a heavier barrel put on it.. My question is how heavy of a gun do i need to tame recoil.. in this caliber (223) to be able to spot my shots...I use 50 gr bullets.. at about 3300-3400fps..
Probably simpler to get a new HB gun in .204 or .223, rather than giving up a sporter weight .223 which is probably excellent for walk-around shooting, and the new HB will be your truck/bench gun.
to just change barrels will require some stock mods, and most likely some trigger tuning or replacement. Possibly a new scope to suit ...
You'll like the .204
