This old blued and walnut Mark II .223 was mostly opposite of what I was looking for. But after looking off and on for a while, just one of those deals that was too good to walk away. And it was new enough to have the hammer forged barrel.
Don't know if this rifle will work out for me. I was looking for stainless synthetic with a tighter twist and got blued and walnut with a 12 twist. And not likely that it will be the only bolt action rifle I'd ever want Maybe it could be my only blued and walnut bolt action, maybe not.

For the OP's listed criteria, you could do worse. It's growing on me.
As far as I know these pencil barrel rifles don't have a stellar rep for accuracy. We'll see if it sticks after I shoot it next weekend. I like the looks and fit more than I thought I would.
The trigger is excellent. Very light and crisp. But with a bit of over travel that I’m not accustomed to.
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Last edited by DollarShort; 07/15/18.