I agree with the 2-7 scope since I have one on my 15" Encore 223. I was having fun with it but things got better when I got a pachmyer Decelerator grip set for it and them added a NCStar Bipod (about $34.00). This combo allowed me to easialy shoot 2 inch groups at 200 yards. I sighted a 50 gr V max plus one and a half inches tall at 100 yds and found it to be dead on at 200yds. The bipod made it simple to hold steady and the added weight of the fore end and bipod made for a steady set up. No more lugging sandbags around. Love this set up, think you will too.