:grin: Well one more try with my gonne yesterday---personally I couldn't hit the side of a barn, even with the doors shut :rotf: With that smooth bore and slightly undersized, patched ball---I'm shooting high----I suppose just the boom and smoke would be enough to scare somebody. Other club members enjoyed shooting it---just for the novelty. Shot my H&A .36 underhammer as well and I had the gratification of winning the Turkey shoot at least. Still that ole smokepole (literally) is a blast to shoot. :thumbsup: