I was looking at the Mossberg too. I did some research on different rifles and eventually settled on the Stevens Model 200. It got good reviews, but it was in stock and Im not very patient, so that played a part too! Its not a pretty rifle, but I put a nice camo job on mine and it looks good now. I got mine in .243 because of the flat trajectory and I use it on whitetails and coyotes here in SC. It shoots between 1/2 and 3/4 MOA with Federal Vital Shok 85gr BTHP. I have it zeroed at 300 yards and can pretty much shoot deer dead on from 100 to 350 yards. Its grouping between 1.5 and 2 inches at 300 yards. I have a Bushnell Elite 3200 scope and a Rifle Basix trigger set at 3.5 pounds. All together I have about $800 in this rifle set up and I couldnt be happier with it. Its just plain nasty. Took a big doe last year at just over 200 yards. She didnt go 5 yards. I get some crap for having a .243, but I dont care. This is the best rifle I have ever had, and a fraction of the price of others.