Savage .223 bolt action

[woods555]

I am think of buying a Savage .223 for use on deer and coyote. Is a Savage .223 bolt action a gun worth the money.  Thank you,  Rick

[Val]

A Savage would indeed be a good choice. However for the stated purpose I would recommend a .243.

[Flyrodder]

I second the 243 for those targets.  A lot more put-down power for deer.

[helotaxi]

More thump on the deer and the coyote and better range as well from the .243.

[mannyrock]

   No question.  Go with a .243.  You will regret it if you don't.

[223fan]

Savage makes  some fine shooting rifles.The 223 will work for what you said,but with deer you need to pick your shot.I've used the 223 for several years with good results on deer.

[454Puma]

Just picked up the Savage Hunter 11 in .223 -though it costs more then your wanting to spend  it a great shooter!  Even with it 1:9" twist it shoots the 75 Gr Amax very well which would make an excellant deer killer out to 200 yards!   

[teddy12b]

I've owned several savage 223's, mostly the heavy barreled variety.  I've sold them all for one sad reason or another, but never for poor performance.  The last one was a predator model and it was a very boring rifle to shoot.  I go to a long distance shooting range and out to 700 yards was a no brainer with that rifle.  I genuinely can't think of a better rifle for plinking near and far than a savage 223. 
 
I'd have to agree with the other guys on caliber though.  Not that a 223 won't take a deer, but if you're buying it specifically for deer why not get a little bit bigger caliber?
 
FYI, currently I'm thinking of buying one of the new 10FP-SR models that comes with a threaded barrel.  If nothing else I could put a flash hider on it, but it should be a sweet rifle.

[rickt300]

I have killed deer with a 223 and it works but if I were to pick a 22 centerfire for your purposes I would get the 22-250. More range for the coyotes and more thump on the deer and still a very mild shooting rifle. It is nice to see the deer hit when you shoot. I wouldnt worry about getting a fast twist either, a 1 in 14 twist will shoot many deer capable bullets very well.

[poncaguy]

I have a Savage Edge(Axis now) 223 and it shoots less than MOA. Gunsmith did trigger job, stock trigger  not too good.Tiimney makes a trigger for them now..........you can get one for less than $300. I have 2, my other is a 7-08.............