I can answer that barrel questions for you I think.
On that barrel, I have a 22'' sporter on my model 14 in 308, its only good for 1 shot group (3 rounds) every 5 to 7 minutes. The shorter barrel on a 243 I imagine will build more heat in one group, so you may be looking at an extended cool down. I went with the model 14 because I thought I wanted a nice wood stock, it sits in a choate synthetic stock now, and is getting a varmint contour barrel in the near future but at the time, my options for a left hander were limited.
269 is a steal for the action though, If I could find a left hander for that price locally I would buy two. IT would have been a much smarter route than the one I took but its a lesson I had to learn the hard way, I didn't listen to any of the good advice I was told. If you want my .02, buy that and rebuild it!
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