Hello Folks,

I’m the proud owner of this rifle. Steve builds a beautiful gun, but it’s more than that. Not only is it more pretty than the pictures, it shoots sub two-inch groups at 100 yards! Today I only had time to shoot one three-shot group, and it measured 1.66 inch. Pretty is as pretty does, and this one does what I ask of it. With the huge dollop of powder Steve recommended (by way of providing a fixed powder measure that throws 150 gr of FFg), I expect those 430 gr wheelweight balls will punch through anything I shoot.

The recoil is not unpleasant; that wide steel butt plate spreads it out comfortably. There’s no getting around recoil though. Even though it’s not at all painful, I still get a little sore later in the day. But, that’s the price for punching those satisfyingly large holes.

I own a lot of muzzleloading rifles, and I never expected one to shoot as accurately as this one. It’s a winner!

Take care, Tom