Well this will be my first rifle that i want to spend some money on. I do have a .243 that i bought from a friend for cheap, but i haven't shot it yet. Maybe it will be a fine gun for me, and I should take some time and go shoot it to see if I like it, which, once I get into the swing of things this fall, I will do. I just became a member to hunting.net for this question mainly and have liked everybody's response. Thanks for taking the time to give me some advice.