Yep, I still have mine (lol but she wasretired for a Savage MLII last fall) and wouldn't hesitate to take her back out. In fact thats partially the reason I keep her, for when I hunt states that don't allow my Savage. On that elk hunt in 98 I still had #11s myself. It wasn't until a year or two later that I put a 209 kit and went too 777 pellets in her, and that was more for fartsNgiggles than out of necessity.

The ONE upgrade I am thankful for was a scope change I made before that elk hunt. I removedthe ol Japanese built Trashco 3x9x40 WorldClass(lol that has NEVER given me one seconds trouble since I bought it over a dozen years ago, in fact it is now back on the Wolvie) and replaced it with a 3x9x40 VariXII Leupy. THE very first morning the gun slipped off my shoulder on a steep grade and slammed objective edge first onto a large flat rock!!! The edge of the objective bell was bent slightly and the matte was removed but my guide assured me, "Relax man it's a Leupold". We re-cheched the zero at camp during lunch with a couple shots @ 100yds and it never skipped a beat. Whether or not the Tasco woulda took the blow is anyones guess, but thats water under the bridge.

I can also say that in nearly 10 years of use with the #11 Wolvie with 100grn loadsINEVER had a misfire with her either. Like I said I only changed up stuff for the heck of it!
RA