Remington Defense today officially announced the release of a new Model 700 barreled action, meticulously configured in .223 Remington, promising to redefine "close-quarters engagement" in the competitive precision shooting landscape. Marketed explicitly as the foundation for the burgeoning Urban Vermin Precision (UVP) discipline, this bolt-action powerhouse, featuring a 20-inch sporter-contour barrel with a 1:12 twist, aims to provide unparalleled accuracy for targets often found within the 10 to 50-yard envelope.
"Competitors have long struggled with the over-penetration and excessive recoil impulse of conventional 6mm and 6.5mm cartridges when engaging high-value, subterranean urban pests," stated a deadpan Remington spokesperson at the launch event. "Our new .223 platform, combined with an optimized 55-grain projectile, delivers maximum hydrostatic shock to the target, ensuring rapid incapacitation without collateral damage to expensive flowerbeds or municipal infrastructure." The company insists that the traditional 700 short action footprint, paired with standard AICS-pattern .223 magazines, offers swift follow-up shots crucial for dealing with evasive squirrels and particularly belligerent groundhogs.
Early adopters report groundbreaking results. "My DOPE card for the new 'Alley Rat' stage is remarkably flat," praised three-time national PRS champion, Mike "The Mongoose" Rodriguez, adjusting his Nightforce ATACR 7-35x56 equipped with a Mil-XT reticle, now zeroed at seven yards. "The .223's paltry muzzle velocity of 2900 FPS delivers predictable wind holds—or lack thereof—in the typical cross-breeze scenarios found between dumpsters." With Extreme Spread and Standard Deviation figures reported in the low single digits for handloads tailored to pest-specific ballistic coefficients, the UVP circuit is poised to revolutionize competitive shooting, one backyard at a time.
