I've had a Handi-Rifle in .223 since 1988. I've shot it tens of thousands of times and have had no problems.
The trigger on mine is a wonderful crisp 3 lbs. My brothers new one is an awful 8 lbs. NEF will fix it for free - all it costs you is shipping back to them.
Check out my scans of some targets. The squares are really one inch.
http://olsarge0.tripod.com/olsargeshuntingpictures/id3.html
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