I have an NEF 280. The trigger is right at 9 lbs. It takes a hell of a finger tip to pull a 9 lb trigger. She is going back for the free trigger job and maybe a 32 inch 45-70 barrel. My NEF 223 have a great trigger and shoots 1/2 inch at 100 yds. I bought it used so it may have already had a trigger job. Its a synthetic stocked one. LOVE IT BIG TIME. My wife loves to shoot this one as well. She loves to shoot but hates recoil. She shoots a 700 Remington in 250-3000 for deer. A fine deer stopper with nearly no recoil. I used to do a lot of gun trading but she told me in no uncertain terms that if she ever went to the gun safe for her 250, IT better be there.