RE: very excited about this new sport
My understanding is Traditons was aware of the trigger complaints and fixed all that on the new 2005 models. Just make sure yours is a new one. Usually the first two numbers of theserialare the year made. If your in the store looking at them, work the trigger and insist that you get one with a good trigger. Do not take the attitude that you can fix that later. Get it done right the first time. Also I have read some posts by Pursuit owners and they are reporting excellent accuracy with them.
Personally I did condsider one of them but there are other model rifles I like better, but to each their own. I did handle a Pursuit and was impressed with the way it fit. And the balance of it seemed real good. I have not shot one so I will be interested in your range reports.
Read the manual and then read it again. Follow the recommendations of the gun maker and the projectiles they suggest. Save your self some money and get loose powder. Pellets seem to be the fad right now but are expensive and loose can do it all just as well for a lot less. Get yourself some 240 grain T/C Mag Express XTP. They seem to shoot goood out of all the rifles with about 100 grains of powder.
Just because it says it will accept magnum charges does not mean you will get the best accuracy shooting it. Many of them tune in around 100 grains which is plenty of power to take down most all animals you might encounter.