I recently ordered a Pedersoli 12 bore African hunter rifle from Dixie Gun Works, it arrived Monday and I shot it Tuesday. Attached is a picture of the rifle and the target that I fired the first three shots at. The range was only 25 yards but I wanted to be sure that I hit the paper. The load was 100 grains of F-G Goex powder and a 556 grain .718 diameter soft cast ball with a very thin patch. The ball on the left is the 12 bore the one on the right is .490 for comparison. Considering that with my old eyes the sights and the target are both indistinct blurs I think I may have a keeper. The weather was cold and windy so I only fired a few rounds and gave up and came home. When the weather improves I want to try FF-G powder and work up to 120 grains to see how it shoots at longer ranges. If I draw a muzzle loader elk tag this next year I will give it a try. So what do you think, is it a keeper?