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I bought this rifle after long thought and lots of research. I love the ambidextrious thumbhole stock. I wanted the long 30" barrel to squeeze out a little extra velocity for those 200 meter shots at elk. All that does is make it heavy. I wanted the faster twist to stabilize heavier bullets. I thought I'd like the 209 primers since my go-to gun runs #11 caps. On a cold day last winter, I had my only muzzleloader misfire in 40 years. The directions, and the gunsmith, say the firing pin has to be removed and cleaned after every session. What a pain! They advertise guaranteed to be "the most accurate muzzleloader you've ever shot" Long and short of it, it isn't. I've shot 4 different powders and 10 difflerent bullets through it, and can't get consistent groups. The barrel gets tighter as the bullet goes down the barrel. I sent it back to the BPI, asking for a refund. After two months with no word, they sent it back to me with a note, and a 3 shot target measuring 2.205" at 100 yards. They said my breechplug was defective, because it was bent on the edge as if it has been dropped. It wasn't dropped. They were kind enough to send me a new breechplug at no charge. The Blackhorn breechplug has the same dent. It wasn't dropped either. I don't know about you, but I don't consider a 2-1/2 inch group to be accurate. On a good day, I can shoot better than that with a pistol. I should have taken the advice of some on this forum who told me to buy a custom barrel for my Encore. I guessthe CVA warranty isn't worth the paper it is written on. Anyone in the market for a .45 Accura V2 LR?