I haven't been able to hunt uny during the firearms season here in MD. I got to hunt one day with my new Optima Elite ML, but I also have a .243 barrel for it and will be taking that out this Saturday. The weather is supposed to be really nasty here though. It will either be rain, freezing stuff or both. My Dad made up some test hand loads for it, but I haven't been able to try them out and have him load some of the best one. I will be using the last of a box of Corelocks, but I hope there are no more duds in the box as I had 2 of the first 16 fail to fire. Given those odds, there might be one more. I haven't taken anything with a firearm since the year before last, so hopefully it will work out. Good luck to everybody that has a late season in Jan.