I have one of these rifles... I got it for Christmas when I was 14 years old in 1973 or 74... The rifle itself is still intact.. It is just missing the front sight... I hunted with it a lot in southern Idaho I shot birds, ground squirrels and rock chucks and other occasional varmints... If I recall it used 4F black smokeless powder... if I recall my uncle gave me a big bag of double ought buckshot that was pretty close to the same as a 22 caliber pellet... Or you could buy the 22 caliber round ball ammunition... Or sometimes I would buy 22 caliber pellets that were made for the Benjamin pellet rifles... Once I learned how to adjust the sights the gun shot fantastically well and accurate... I have had it now for close to 40 years... And it probably has not been fired in that length of time either.. Once I join the military when I was 18 my dad put it away for me and I never fired it again... Now it's just part of my small collection... If anybody is truly interested I might be talked into selling it for a fair price... Just email me at.... [email protected]. I would be more than happy to send you pictures and answer any questions... I still can remember how to load it and everything else it's not a complicated piece of machinery...