I am excited about this gun because it is one of the few that fit into my budget. For you guys out there who know about 45/70's...I am hoping that my next gun is a 45/70. I was going to try and find a H&R Buffalo Classic BUT, If Henry makes a similar gun I will get one. I want to shoot paper patched both black powder and smokeless. I also want to experiment with powder coating the mighty slugs. I am a bit confused about the break barrel action strength. Will the H&R's handle fairly hot loads with smokeless powder? What about twist rate? Is there an optimum twist rate that will shoot slow and faster bullets both accurately? I plan on putting a peep sight on it. May hunt white tail in Wisconsin, but primarily for shooting paper. How important is the longer barrel for accuracy? I really hope that Henry makes an equivalent to the Buffalo Classic. I love single shot rifles. Might get one in 22 WMR also. Maybe a 22 Hornet.