I have had the NEF in 270, 30-06 and 223, and they are all outstanding. I used the Simmons high relief scope and forward mounting on all of them, and it is a very good solution.
All single shots mount scopes directly on the barrel, not a receiver, and this is advantageous from an accuracy perspective. From a functional perspective the NEF is better than the Encore T/C or even Ruger, because it reloads faster, and takes down very quickly.
Its no big deal to put a 5 round ammo belt on the stock and with very little practice you can actually reload and hit something in about 3 seconds.
My favorite was an NEF 30-30 I cut to a 19 inch bbl with a good crown and gave to my Dad for Xmas. He was loosing sight in his right eye and had to hunt left handed. I kept him supplied with handloaded 150 gr Nosler ballistc tips, seated to the lands, and he won our camp's iron sight 100 yard competition every year until he stopped hunting 8 years later. 12 PA deer were taken with 12 shots.
He also harvested a number of camp eating porcupines with the Remington 30-30 accelerators.
All single shots mount scopes directly on the barrel, not a receiver, and this is advantageous from an accuracy perspective. From a functional perspective the NEF is better than the Encore T/C or even Ruger, because it reloads faster, and takes down very quickly.
Its no big deal to put a 5 round ammo belt on the stock and with very little practice you can actually reload and hit something in about 3 seconds.
My favorite was an NEF 30-30 I cut to a 19 inch bbl with a good crown and gave to my Dad for Xmas. He was loosing sight in his right eye and had to hunt left handed. I kept him supplied with handloaded 150 gr Nosler ballistc tips, seated to the lands, and he won our camp's iron sight 100 yard competition every year until he stopped hunting 8 years later. 12 PA deer were taken with 12 shots.
He also harvested a number of camp eating porcupines with the Remington 30-30 accelerators.
