Daryl, the loads we shot were 70gns of Goex Fg under a 450gn .590" bullet. That was plenty. Actually it felt about like a standard 44 load, with a little bit of finger bashing. The virtues of the curved stock were apparent as it rolled up during recoil and felt milder than with a tight two handed grip. I fired a few at the 50yd berm to see the impact at that range but was blocked by the smoke every time. We shot the tiger target at 5 yds in keeping with the 'up close and personal' spirit of the gun. I would absolutely love to use this for black bear from a tree stand one year! After I get a chance to do some chronoing and load development I'll post the results and some better pictures here.

You should make it up to Anchorage some time for one of our shoots, as many guys here share enthusiasm for your type of hunting arms. 88M, come on out too!

Bob