I choose a T/C Hawken .50cal. that I have had for 20yrs. This fall I bought a remington 700 mls to see if the accuracy claims and reliablity were all they were cracked up to be. They were true, she went bang every time I have pulled the trigger and the accuracy (after a lot of testing) is second to none. It will shoot an honest 1.5"-2" group @ 100yds off of the bench. But what I found was it is just not as fulfilling as shooting with my old hammergun. So I have made the commitment to the deer that I hunt to stick to a 75yd limit and hunt them in a more traditional manner with a hammergun and patched round balls. I'm selling the remington and will take the proceeds and buy a drop in barrel for my Hawken that has a twist rate for shooting balls, maybe I will be able to extend my range a mite further after this.