With two kids in spring and summer sports it is just hard to do anything other than that, it just aint the same as it used to be! Grown folks and their greed have ruined youth sports..........Anyway, I finally got to get out with my Kibler SMR today and shoot a little. Last winter, I can remember being a little hesitant with that hair delay and flash going off. It was just enough of a distraction to affect my shooting. Then I connected on that first squirrel, it seemed that a light went off. After that, I unfortunately put the gun away till now. With a mink oil pillow tick patch around a .390 ball ahead of 30 gns of 3f my first three shots at 25 yds offhand were the first two touching about 1 inch to the right and a hair high. My third was in the bull. Now to some of you seasoned guys, this may not sound like too big of a feat, but to me, it was absolutely awesome. I couldn't hit a dang car tire offhand with it before. The rest of the short session mirrored the first shots. I am starting to feel as confident with this gun as I am with my Crockett cap lock and I can get em with that thing. I don't think that I would have progressed to this small success without the tips that I have gotten from here so I want to put out a thank you to this site and all the folks that add to the conversations. Even though I have been busy with the kids and not active in the talk, I have visited and read a lot. The tip that I believe helped me out the most, and I am sorry that I can't quote who I read it from, was to concentrate on the front sight only. Since I started doing that, my concentration level went up and my ball started going where I was aiming. I love this flintlock! I am now wanting a flintlock fowler in the worst way for them turkeys in the spring!!