I have one in .223. I don't have a range around here to shoot at that is very close, so I just go out to the blm land. With cheap Win. ammo, I can get about 2" at about 125-150 yds. Not bad and I will be reloading here soon, So i will take some time to go to the range and get some groupings. Its just a fun gun to shoot, and yes the trigger is stiff, but not bad. NEF and H&R are the same company. The only problem I've had is when I shoot a lot and the barrel gets warm, I have to open the action a couple of times to get the shell out.