Well, after a day at my friend's farm, I can definitely say that it is a blast (no pun intended) to shoot. It was weird though. We set an old paint can out about 40 yards away, and using the iron sights, we'd shoot and miss (or so we thought). After about 10 shots of "manually" compensating, we approached the paint can - it was riddled with holes. Now, a low hanging tree branch was fed through the handle (not that it made a big difference in steadying it). The only time the can move is if we shot it on the outer edges. With this being the first time I've shot a muzzleloader, I was surprised. Is this normal? I would have expected it go to tumbling away. The entry and exit holes just ripped open, no caving in of the metal.

Cleaning it was a snap. I spent a little extra time on it, but still only worked it for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Have fun when you get yours. I sure did!