Steve - agreed, I do miss the old L579s, would love to see those in todays time, same quality, and stainless to boot. That said, no beef w/current T3s and Sakos, assuming you get one that is typical, very accurate smile

MM- the 243 is a great choice for one that likes to punch paper, varmints thru deer/hogs, larger rounds do beat you up more, kill deer as well, and often have more drop/drift.