Selling a gun. Gonna have about 650 bucks. Wanting small cal hunting rifle. Found a .223 abolt with bushnell glass. Abolt is 95%. $650 for it. Or a savage 22-250 with a Simmons scope for 350 and take the extra 300 and buy a better glass?

22-250 used Leupold

22-250 is a bad lil round.I'd do exactly what hoggin said

Browning Abolt is an awesome rifle. However, I love the Savage that have the Accutrigger. That Accutrigger is awesome but ABolt is a great rifle if the savage has the Accutrigger you can put a better scope on it

it don't have accu trigger. Still go that direction?

What about the ablot and spend just a little more and get a used Nikon monarch?

Savage and go see what cameralandny.com has on sale.

I say Abolt but I'm biased. They have been my favorite rifles for years.

ABolt is a great gun. I have one in .308 and love it. It won't fail you. I just don't know what to tell you with the caliber because those guys are right about 22-250 being a great round. Just going on the gun I like the ABolt better since the Savage doesn't have the Accutrigger. An ABolt is a Cadillac compared to a Chevy. Both work and are good. Just my opinion on the gun but the others are right about the 22-250.

I've got an Abolt micro hunter 223 for my truck gun. Can't beat them.

22-250

What's the range on the 22-250

Either are fine guns.

Mine. 2 inches high at 100 puts it 3 inches low at 325. You can get 55 grain soft points for $20 a box at most stores. And it will punch a sure enough hole in a deer

Love the browning rifles but I prefer the 22-250. It will kill the heck out of anything.

In my opinion, Oh Yeah

I'm not hooked on savage or Abolt. You'll like the 22-250 and savage is a good rifle

Yea I guess I coulda added that Abolts are my favorite rifles and it would be hard for me to choose a Savage over one bit I have zero use for a 223 unless it's in an AR platform.I'd still choose the Savage because of the caliber and throw a Leupy on it.Be a damn accurate lil killing machine.

125 yards. 55 grain soft point core lokt. 22-250 exit hole.

I bought the savage axis 22-250 for my daughter last year and Its a tack driver. You wont go wrong. I did put an old simmons on it for her but its not a good scope. The older simmons were really good thats whats on my old savage .270. The new simmons are crap. Buy the gun and if you dont like the scope trade up for a better one.

What's the twist of each and what bullets do you want to shoot? That would be the determining factor for me.

Just based on your choices,I would buy the Browning.

On a side note,you might be able to buy a 1:8 twist 223 Tikka Superlight at Sportsmans Warehouse for $650 if they still have any. You will have to call around and ask as they are not listed on their web site. The thing about a gun like that is that you can shoot the heaviest 223's available and still shoot the lighter stuff fine. It gives a lot more versatility to a 223.