I have 3 Tikkas in .223. One 1-10,” a stainless T3 Lite, and two in 1-8,” both heavy barreled Varmint models. One is a stainless T3, the other is a blued T3x.
I’ve only shot handloads so I can’t comment on factory ammo accuracy, but these rifles are scary accurate. If you don’t mind heavy find a Varmint model.
I wish I could find a varmint model. The closest thing I found was a 22-250 varmint and it is a shooting sob... I only paid $500 for that one. I keep hoping to find a 223 varmint model on the used gun rack...... Honestly though, a good ol superlite 223 would be hard to beat.. Those have a 1 in 8 twist barrel as well..