Gentleman, thanks for all your feedback. I think for my 200 yard and less shots here on the Jersey farms, the .223 will do the job as you've all pointed out. The .22-250 is a great one. Sold mine to pay some tuition bill.
I don't want to spend a lot of money as I'm not going to be a regular varminter shooting 200 rounds a day on a prairie dog town! Couple od 'chucks and some problem coyotes for the farmer who's land I hunt. In NJ, anyone hunting varmints must use a 100 grain bullet or less. I used to load Nosler Bal Tips in 50 grain heads for the .22-250 with H414 powder, nice load. Blew them 'chucks apart. To puchase another bolt gun .22-250 would be well over $600 plus a good varmint scope, another $500-$600 bucks minimum. I'm looking for reasonable and accurate. To buy a used varmint gun could mean a rebarrel job soon after if its shot out. I don't have a bore scope to do the viewing.
Is the H&R or NEF single shot a good, accurate gun? I know it comes in .223 from reading their site. What do you all think?