Thanks to all of you. I feel a little more normal. When I decided to start hunting regularly, I dug out the .50-70 trapdoor my father bought when I was about 10 years old. Since then I've spent considerable time and money casting and reloading to get it to shoot accurately, more time and money to improve the sights without ruining a 150 year old gun, considerable to shoot it just for fun. No success hunting anything with the gun yet, but I'm hopeful. At the very least I can assure anyone who will listen that I am frugal because I am casting and reloading. OK, so maybe I really don't care if I don't ever having any success hunting with it, but don't tell anyone. Maybe that's why I bought my 2nd reproduction cap and ball revolver. Yes, it's true I've spent more time investigating what type of projectile to cast than shooting that gun. Fortunately my wife hasn't exactly complained about all these expenses... or all that time preparing to go hunting. I'm already considering what other firearm I could not go hunting with. Hmmm...