Heck, I always thought it was a neat trick when the hammer on my .451 Enfield Volunteer would self cock. Boy! those nipples had a short life. Though I only shoot flinters I always take the .451 as a backup in wet weather. It has accounted for several spectacular elk and deer kills, some at long range. Elmer Keith was right--slow and heavy trumps fast and light. (Don't mean to hijack the thread.)

John McCain is my war hero.