Cast some .490 ball with and for my soon-to-be 10 year old grandson, the proud new owner of an out of the box factory-built Traditions .50 Deer Hunter. Thunderstorms came in so we put off firing the first for-real shots until maybe Wednesday afternoon. Cleaned bore and nipple, fired a cap to make sure all was open (nipple was full of oil and lock has aged grease on it...so cleaning process was needed). He's very good with a .22 Cricket and has grown in stature enough his off-hand stand is very "correct" ... so we're planning on adding to the numbers of deer taken in Oklahoma's generous deer season this fall. He'll be ready (and equipped with all the tools to keep the .50 running). A blessing to be this part of a young man's growing up.