Kurt, Thanks for "showing off." That is impressive. And I got my new .50-90 yesterday, should shoot it tomorrow. For now I've got 20 loaded rounds with bullets and powder just to make the gun go bang. Then I'll get more serious and try some 500 grain paper patch loads, maybe my gun's 1 in 26" twist will be kind enough for some closer range shooting. It does sound like I'll need 540 grains or so before getting serious. Thanks again, I hope I can do something similar.