I got the Deerhunter I reconditioned sighted in on Thursday and found it to be accurate out to 100 yards with both PBRs and 320 grain Maxi-Balls using 75 grains of powder.. We didn't try any sabots. Because it has a 24 inch barrel I used Pyrodex P rather than RS to get a more complete powder burn. It is my opinion that using more than 85 grains of powder is a waste of powder in that short of a barrel. Undoubtedly it will be a good brush gun but I would limit my shots to around 60 yards with PBRs and 90 or 100 with conicals. We will be using it as a starter gun for the young ones and possibly the first smoke-pole they take into the field. For the asking price of a new one I would highly recommend it for someone who wants to try out a side-lock.