your deerstalker is a fine ml rifle. I own 3 T/C Hawkens a CVA Optima and a Deerstalker. The T/Cs and Lyman are flintlocks. I got the Lyman because it is a left hand model and I really like the feel and the way it shoots. I shoot 100 gr of FFFg and a 245 gr Powerbelt HP.