Sorry it has taken so long to give any feedback on this rifle. i finally had a chance to shoot it today. I shot open sights at 50 yards using Hornady 325gr Levereolution ammo. Out of the box the gun is fairly well regulated, 4 shot were in a 2" group 6" directly above the bullseye. The recoil felt sharper than my other 45/70 rifle but still wasn't bad. It felt a little worse than the 458 Win mag I was shooting today, but probably in part to my shoulder being a little tender. Overall I am more than happy with it.