I bought one about a year ago and have to agree w/everone else. It's not gonna take the 243 win off the market and will be a short lived cartrige. Start stockpiling ammo now. As far as shooting goes, it's a perfect gun. I killed 8 with mine this past winter all one shot complete passthru's. Nothing wrong with it shooting wise just trying to fill a void that was not empty to begin with. But the bright side for you is "your wife bought it for you" I'll swap you mine for her and throw in a 243wssm!