Underclocked has a point. Check your State regulations if your thinking of deer hunting with it. Something else to consider. Your load of powder will be approx. 25 grains of Goex FFFg and a .451 roundball. Or you might shoot a 200 grain conical, but they are a bear to load. I have that same revolver without the stock. Very accurate, but not all that powerful.

You would have to limit your shots to 25 yards and under in my opinion, do only very high percentage solid body shots, and be ready to track. With the stock you might sneak that distance out a little further, but you would need to practice a lot.

Also after you load it and shoot it, be prepared to spend a lot of time cleaning the devil. That is the one draw back to these revolvers. Why do you think during the civil war, officers of rank had an aid that did nothing but break down, clean his weapons, and reload them. Because it is a pain in the you know where...

If all you want to do is target shoot with it, and don't mind the cleaning. It would be a lot of fun to play with, but for that kind of money, I would get a Lyman flintlock rifle and have something not only fun to play with but that I could hunt and do long range shooting with. (I sure hope Santa is reading this )