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Just wondering how many of you have experence with NEF in particular, the 243. I have an Encore and can buy another barrel but was curious in the NEF. Thanks for your comments.

I have one in .223, made back when they used ejectors. Its a pretty good truck gun, useful for coyotes. The .243 should be fine. In a newer model with extractors there are probably no issues. In an older ejector rifle I would carry a rod to knock out stuck cases. Other than that they are okay. Mine is pretty accurate and I would expect the .243 to be okay as well. Easy to load, clean, and the weight is not too bad. I have a synthetic stock on the one I use and would recommend them over the wooden one but for no reason other than I like it better on this rifle.

Shoot great, sensitive about forearm pressure and bedding , little recoil , got dime size 5 shot groups at 100 yds off sand bags with Winchester 100 gr. factory loads , makes a great kids gun by adding an ATI colapseable stock ( FORGIVE MY SPELLING ), nephew took his first buck with one this year. Big plus is you can buy whole gun for the price of a barrel good luck jrh55

I appreciate your comments. Thanks for taking the time.

just sold a H&R .243 cause i never shot it but i still have a .45-70 and .223 handi i floated the barrel on the .45-70 it will shoot inch groups at 100 yards all day and my .223 has nothing done to it with a cheap ol buhnell scope on it and it will shoot half inch groups at 100 handis are great little guns if your looking to get one check out greybeardoutdoors.com they have a H&R forum there with some very knowledably guys

I Had a NEF 22-250 couple of years ago. It shot 1 1/4 " three shot groups. Good barn or truck gun.

I have a NEF Handi Rifle. One thing about the NEF barrels is they sure can use some TLC. For every penny a company puts into a gun thay have to charge six cents more. That said every NEF barrel I have has been cleaned and polished when I get it. All mine shoot MOA. The 243 superlite barrels can be hit or miss from what I've heard. The trigger on a NEF can also be a bit mushy and heavy but it can be stone and made very nice.

Mine has added a lot of options to my battery. .223, .243, .270,.25-06, 410/45LC, 12 guage rifled, 50 ML, 12 guage smooth bore with red dot scope (Turkey) 12, 20 and 410 guage.

The barrels cost 1/3 of Contender or Encore