Saxman, tell your buddy to get the T/C Triumph, you can get them new for $350 in Blue these days. The Sidekick was a gift from my Dad, it shoots good but it has limitations on what you can do with it, due to the plastic primer holders. I am working on getting a custom breech plug to hold the 209 primers right now.
The T/C triumph is actually my girls gun, lknhuntress. It was getting late last night but she managed to get one shot off from 65 Yards with a 50 cal. Barnes T-EZ bullet. She smacked the bullseye, I was watching along with two of her two cousins, they were quite impressed. She asked if we wanted to try a shot and we all said "No Thanks" we could only look bad compared to her shot. It was pretty funny, thankfully it was getting dark. Take a look.
We should be getting out to try and see how they group today.
I see a lot of people referring to the crushed rib sabot, what is the benefit of it and where can I get them?
This Shot Was 65 Yards 100 gr American Pioneer (2) Pellets, Barnes Spit Fire T-EZ Bullet