Hey TN,
I could easily love a CZ 527 M1 American in .223 Ackley. It would be quite close to the perfect Walking Varminter.
Yeah, aren't the 120s GREAT? The heavied-up jacket makes it absolutely superb for use in a go-to rifle. I've had days where I was hunting whitetail and ended up killing a moose; it seems that no matter what, the 120 simply kills well.
Even better, it really shoots flat and it turns a .280 or .280 Ackley in to an antelope killing machine.
Glad to see you here, old friend.
Your buddy Steve