bought my 243 when the were called "Edge" a few years ago. I, like you, did some trigger work. not wanting to invest in a trigger that was more than 1/3 the cost of the rifle itself, no economy in that. got 'er to about 3 lbs. no creep. I did spend a few bucks on glass, didn't go overboard. Bushnell "Legend" 5x15x40 mil dot. 58 gr v-max, 42 gr 4064, cci primer. about 3500 fps. 3 shot groups under MOA and if I'm real careful, under .5 MOA. now if that's not a 400 yd chuck rifle, I don't know what is. for less than $500.00, it can't be beat. I have seen 2k$ combos not able to do that. didn't buy it to look at, bought it to shoot, and, believe me, shoot it dose.