I've got a 2006 model year Traditions BuckHunter Pro single shot pistol that I am very pleased with. Mine has the 12 inch barrel with the compensator (14 inches overall) and I opted for the All Weather Finish (silver with black grips) in 50 cal.

Have been shooting 245 grain HP Powerbelts over 55 grains of T7 ignited by standard CCI #10 caps. Larger charges (60 grains or more) do not burn completely as evidenced when I swab the barrel between shots. I keep it at 50 -55 grains. I swab with windshield washer fluid. (works for me)

I can consistently hit a 2# coffee canout to50 yards with the factory open sights ( I don't do scopes very well and the factory sights are nice and dead nuts out of the box) freehanded and can hit the same target at 60 yards in aright knee down/left elbow-left knee rest.....beyond that, I can't see the target (getting old I guess)....will keep the hunting yardage to 50 yards or less as the confidence level is very high there.

The PowerBelts will fully penetrate6x8 red pine posts at that yardage and the coffee cans packed with damp sand will stop the slugs but be thrown back few feet, and gallon plastic milk jugs with water are a hoot when the hollow point hits them!

Cleaning the gun is simple and only takes me about 15-20 minutes from tear down to fully reassembled.

As far as other bullet/sabot combos go with this gun, I can't really say other than the Traditions XTP/Sabot combo just plain sucks with mine....hard to load.....inaccurate as well.....thePowerBelts work well for me as well as the T7 (have not tried another powder, but see no need to for my application)

Am thinking it will be a good short range deer gun and will know more about thatin November!

Hope this helps!