Thanks for the welcome guys! The 300 saum is a DPMS. It actually is a bit of a story itself, I found it last summer on the used rack at Cabelas, bought the complete rifle for $725, used but it looked like it didn't have more than 20 rounds thru it. Someone had put a funky camo stock on it and I think that's why it wasn't selling. I've decided to order a BHW barrel in 243 with a 1-9 twist, 22" standard contour, to rebarrel my 243. Does that sound like a good choice?