After purchasing my .243 NEF, I used Winchester ammo for awhile until I started handloading for it. I found this particular factory ammo too hot, and only the 100 grain bullets performed reasonably well for me.

It seems my NEF performs much better with carefully tailored handloads that are kept on the shy side of hot.

I'm not sure if you've already checked this out but www.graybeardoutdoors.com has forums dedicated purely to H&R/NEF firearms. They may be able to help you out more on this.

I'm not sure if you've already checked this out but www.graybeardoutdoors.com (http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com) has forums dedicated purely to H&R/NEF firearms. They may be able to help you out more on this.

Thanks for the information.