Rossi .223 and H&R .223/5.56

greyhawk50 said:

Does previous owners count???
I own(ed) the NEF (H&R) in both the 223 and the 243. Maybe just me but I wasn't satisfied with the accuracy. That is why I don't have them anymore. Shooting off of a bench with a 3X9 scope, I couldn't get much better than 2 1/2" groups at 100 yards. I tried 3 different scopes before I concluded that it wasn't the optics. Had occasional fliers out to 3 1/2". I called the factory and they said that 2 1/2" group was their production standard. I was shooting accurized 223 reloads but the factory rep. wouldn't even talk about reloads (factory ammo only). The 243 wasn't any better.
Many years ago, I had a H&R single combo with a 20 ga. barrel and a 44 mag. barrel. As I recall, it shot fairly well. Wish I had kept it.
It really saddens me because I really like single shot rifles. If the NEFs would shot better, I'd have several different calibers of them in my gun safe.
I do have a single shot NEF 12 ga. rifled slug gun. It shoots great with rifled slugs and sabots, except for it kicks like a mule.
I have debated about buying a NEF chambered in 45 LC or 45-70.

JMHO. Hope this helps.
I know that SWO1 had/has a Wizard. Maybe he will chime in.

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SWO1 said:

I had the Wizard in .308. Also had a .223 barrel but never shot it. I really liked the rifle a lot. It shot 1 MOA with my reloads. HOWEVER ..... after about 3-5 shots, not real fast but probably about 1 min apart the barrel heated up and A-flying they went. 20-30 minutes later it would cool down enough to get another short string off. A real P.I.T.A to test and sight it that way. I also had an H&R in .243. It took a few deer and coyotes. A lot of times it would not extract the spent brass .... A neighbor had one in 223 and it shot well enough but also had the extraction problem, its his main coyote gun. I have since parted ways with both of them.

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hombre243 said:

Bolt guns have always been my favorites anyway.

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Dan308 said:

I have the NEF with the .223 heavy and .308 heavy and the .50 muzzle loader. The .308 is a tack driver 1/2 to 3/4 at 100 yards. The .223 I have yet to find a good load for. I'm getting about 1 to 1 1/4 with handloads and most factory shoots about the same. I've killed 3 elk with the .50 so I'm happy with that.

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