Since no one told me any different, I just used the load that Jack said he used. Mainly to use it up I tried some of that loosely woven cloverleaf patching that is no good for a rifle with some 50-50 mink oil and coconut oil. It will easily thumb start but is snug going down. I rounded the muzzle a bit to ease the loading. Because I hadn't shot it before, it took a few shots get the sight picture. Once I did it shot pretty good. Recovered patches weren't blown. Jack had some targets he shot off t he bench that were 2-3" at 25 and 3" at 50. The back sight is a wide groove in the tang so I can't expect it to be a tack driver. I might try it off my bench today. I am going to take some better pictures for my blog using my camera. This one is just a phone snap as I was quitting.
The way the steel was jumping when hit, I believe it would penetrate a deer inside 50yds. Not sure about a grown hog. Might have to stoke it up some for them. I have plenty of time til deer season to experiment.
