I sold my last .243 a year or 2 ago. Its was a bull barrell and was just to darn heavy.
I have been using my NEF .22 hornet since then but I came across a 7-08 barrell for it, pretty cheap so I bought it. I want to see what all the fuss is about with the 7-08. I started handloading some time back And I found some loads for the 7-08 that puts the 120 gr pill a bit faster and flatter than even a hot .243 load. So I am a little excited about it. I will eventually get another .243 though, it really is a shaweeeet gun.