Amazing, I love this forum! You members have been a weath of information and can't tell you how much I appreciate it. The never dry fire has been a mis-conception Iv'e held for years and now I can forget it. Iv'e pretty well mastered flinching with the 06 and now, with the help of a decent recoil pad, I'll be getting used to the 45-70. This #1 is a real easy rifle to handle, almost feels like a carbine, and with a scope set at 100 yards, should be a real handy and fun pig gun. ............. John