I traded Larry out this barrel a few months ago with some shotgun barrels and I am finally home for awhile and had an opportunity to shoot it today. I have a cheap 3x-9x Simmons truck gun kinda scope on it and rested it of a cardboard box on the deck rail. With cowboy lead bullet loads, it shoots cloverleaf after cloverleaf at 30 yards. I am going to try and shoot a turkey with it tomorrow here in Oklahoma. I really like this barrel as it is similar to the old 158's and carries like a gun should... with balance and no extra weight.