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I had a lot of different powder and bullets. Hornady 52&53 gr. Match. 50 gr. V max. 50 gr. nosler sbt. 52 gr. Speer hp, 52 Berger , 45 sierra Spitzer, 55 sierra game king, 52 speer hp match. Powders H 4198,imr 4198, R7, v n133, benchmark imr3031, 8208, cfe black, tac

Off the top of my head, that rifle has a 1 in 14” twist. That’s going to limit you to lighter bullets. Don’t know what ammo you were shooting either. Anything 55gr and heavier or longer may not stabilize optimally.

I missed out on this rifle, as the auction was rescheduled. It sold for $425. I don't think anyone would have been hurt at that price.

The surprising firearm sale item was the Norinco SKS that went for $900. They also sold an M1 Garand for $1800. Unfortunately, I didn't know condition on any of these firearms.

I doubt the buyer got hurt at $425. A Norinko sks for $900 is nuts and with a buyer’s premium about a grand in it.
I have never owned a Winchester 70 in .222 or .223. I would rather own one over a 700 ( I have a .222) just don’t run into many. Someday I will run into the right one.

I have a Youth Ranger in .223, currently it sits in a SA FWT stock to increase the LOP. I really like the rifle, and have thought about rebarreling to a faster twist. The other reason is to get rid of the import markings. I was interested in the .222, but it definitely wasn't one I had to have.

Mom just shared all the prices with me from the auction over Christmas. That's why I drug the post back up.

At $425, that was probably a great deal, unless it was totally beat up. As for your .223 rem Ranger, I'd leave it as is, unless it has thousands of rounds on the barrel. i don't know what twist rate is is, but if it will sling 53gr v-max bullets, I'd be just fine with it. However, if you went to a faster twist rate, you could shoot 77's and 88's probably with no issues. A nice slim .223 rem fwt would be cool.

1:12 twist on the Ranger, and I usually just shoot 50-53 grain bullets.

Man, if it shoots 53gr v max well, I'd leave it alone. Especially if it is very accurate. Do you intend on shooting more long range with this rifle?

Not really, but it's legal for deer in Oklahoma. If it would stabilize 55 grain monos I'd take it hunting once in a while. Oklahoma minimum is a 55 grain expanding bullet.