Alright. I took the wife out shooting today with the ole NEF 243. Well, one of the cases split completly around. After examining the round and the chamber, I found that the chamber is marred. I am sooo tired of fighting with all of the problems from the NEF I decided I aint spendin another dime. So, I went right out and bought one of those stevens 200 in 243. It shure looks great (mechanically) for 316.00 (including tax). Its kinda her rifle, but maybe she'l let me use it! EJ