I still play with one occasionally. My grandfather gave me one when I was 13 so that would have been in 1976. I sold that one off but I still have the one my father got on his 12th birthday in 1952. They are neat little rifles and will cleanly take deer sized game out to about 125 yards. Using one make you learn to hunt and not just shoot. You have to be able to close the distance. I knew several old timers in my native CO that used them successfully on elk but realistically there are better rounds for game that big. It has been a number of years since I have used one to put meat on the table. Perhaps I should use one this fall to get back in touch with my misbegotten cowboy youth.