Jim,

Thanks for the info. I doubt I'd do any formal shooting but they do look like a ton of fun. Not locked into a 38/55 but do like the idea of it being enough to kill a deer and still be entertaining to shoot targets or steel without getting beat up by a big boomer. Would like to shoot cast bullets with smokeless (Unique or similar) powder. BP seems like a little too much work for what I have in mind - although having that as an option is always nice.

A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope