i have .243 h&r and i also have a NEF in 204, both shoofairly well, the Nef had a better trigger but i've fixed that, the both have the heavy barrel and mine are both shooitng sub moa with reasobly priced optics, shooting hand-loads, good luck lots of fun to shoot

hard to beat for the money and enjoyment, i use mine strictly as "beat-around" guns