The fit, balanceand feel of the rifle was very good for me. I didn't shoot it enough to really findgood loads for it, though it shot decently with what I did try and handled recoil very well.The two main negatives Iobservedinvolved a very "spongy" feeling trigger (which I cured after some experimentation) andthe issue of the "Torch-Cam" becoming stuck in place after several shots. The stuck cam can beavoided simply by carrying along a rag to wipe down the cam's face and the breech end of the barrel. The finish on the "reciever" sectionis basically just paint and the material used there is surely not what I would prefer.

I liked the rifle's simplicity ofdesign, but would rather they have used better quality materials in the receiver.

Rifle was very easy to clean. Had it been the onlymuzzleloader I owned, I could have made do with the Genesis. Jay, over at DWB's forum, has one that he would sell you very reasonably and you could experiment on the cheap. I think for the price he wants, you could hardly go wrong.