Anyone own a M77 Hawkeye in .223 cal.?

[actionflies]

There's one for sale for $475 and no one seem to be interested so I'm wondering if most people prefer the .223 for their ar-15 rifles. The seller bought it for coyote hunting but he said the barrel heat up quick and therefore not a high volume shooter.

 

[6mmsl]

I have one and the barrel does not heat up any quicker than my other rifles.
You would have to have a bunch of coyotes to shoot at during a session to heat a barrel up and I would not consider coyote hunting high volume shooting.


Good shooting -Steve