I really like mine a lot, especially the 25-06 barrel. I never thought a $180 gun would cause me to leave my browning A-bolt medallion at home. That's hillarious but the 25-06 kicks less, shoots offhand better, is less loud. And I don't have to worry about scratching the fine wood because it is the synthetic stock. A lot of people don't like a single shot but honestly it is not a big deal. I rarely get a second shot on deer anyway and it is pretty fast to reload with the bullets in a holder on the stock. .243 should be fun, .22 hornet sounds like fun. I don't like the superlite barrels. Just too light in weight. 20 inches and turned down like a pencil.