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Thread: Need a little input

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    Boolit Master
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    Need a little input

    Was thinking of getting a single shot in 223 but not wanting to spend a fortune on one, just something to plink with cast boolits, Thanks for all your input in advance.


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    Keith;
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    For cast boolits, think .222 Rem.

    Longer neck.

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    Steve Durren, a good friend of mine and a full fledged REAL gunsmith, did a fine series in The Single Shot Rifle Journal on preparing a NEF for serious single shot target use. Fascinating articles and they are available in back issues or copies of same from:

    http://www.assra.com/Archivelibrary.htm

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    If it were me, I would look for a used Martini cadet and have it rechambered to anyone of a bunch of rimmed carts. ie: 22 Hornet, Bee, Donaldson Wasp, 222R, etc....come on be daring.

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    Yeh! But that ain't going to be cheap. At least not in the price range of the NEF. They are sure fun little guns though.

    were me, I would look for a used Martini cadet and have it rechambered to anyone of a bunch of rimmed carts. ie: 22 Hornet, Bee, Donaldson Wasp, 222R, etc....come on be daring.

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    I have an NEF 223 rifle and it shoots very well. In fact it shoots right along with my Model 70 Winchester nice sub minute of angle groups. For $237 its a great buy.

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    One of them russkie single shots would do good I'm thinking. Along with one of those 70 grain molds they've got going on in the group buy section.

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    I have a New In Box HandiRifle in .223 Rem in a synthetic stock. $225 shipped if that helps.

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