Quote Originally Posted by Colorado Osprey
I think the hard part is the MOA at 500 yards in a .223
Plenty of guys achieve MOA or real close to it at 600 yards at Camp Perry every year with a 223. And with iron sights no less...

The problem with holding MOA past 100-200 isnt the caliber, it is the shooters ability to read the wind.

I cant get hung up on a perfect weight. If it carries nice and will hit minute of elk at 300 yards, it doesent matter if its a 5 pound rifle or a 25 pound rifle.

My Remington 700 Ti 6.5-284 shoots fine and carries nice. I wanted a lightweight hunting gun and thats what I got. I was not expecting a benchrest rifle and the accuracy to go with it. My load development pretty much was three 5 shot groups at 425 yards. The warmest one was just inside 5 inches. Slight cratering of the primer and the bolt still opened just fine. Done. Didnt want to work any harder.