Went out with my hunting buddies this weekend while they sighted in their various high power cannons; 7mm, 300 WinMag's, .308's etc. Target was at 100 yds and like many hunters they only shoot a couple of shells per year, just prior to gun season to check their scopes. They all successfully got their guns ready, some groups better than others. Then it was my turn. I've been enjoying my first flinter this year, a .50 cal Lyman GPR that I got in trade from 1874sharpshooter and have it sighted in 1" high at 50 yds. with 90 gr. 3f bp, homecast PRB. Until this weekend, that is the farthest I have shot it. It was a gusty day in KY on Saturday so I took aim at a fresh 12" shoot-n-C target aiming 6" high and about 2" left for windage, shooting from the same table/rest the others were using. Boom! While the smoke was clearing I turned around to look at my buddies who were all skeptically watching through their scopes to see if I could even hit the target board with my PRB. The looks on their faces made me really smile inside! "Where did it hit?" I asked. "Dang - it's just an inch or two dead right of the bull" was the response. To make sure that it wasn't a fluke, I swabbed the barrel with a patch just dampened with MAP cleaner and loaded another round. Same POA: Boom! Turn and look. Same question. "Dang - it's just and inch left and low of the bull". Now, I'm giving credit to the rifle more than myself, but I gotta say, that made me feel pretty darn good to see their responses. They never saw anyone shoot a flintlock or PRB for that matter. For one last shot I let one fly offhand that hit about 10" dead right of the bull. Not pretty but still probably a dead deer. It goes without saying that I'm really pleased with this rifle (thanks Chet!) and am getting more and more addicted to shooting flinters.