My main interest has been to collect and shoot civil war cartridge breech loaders, Maynards, Smiths, Sharps ect. Lately I've started to collect and shoot cartridge single shots ie. Highwalls, Sharps, Rolling Blocks, Stevens ect. I belong to the North-South Skirmish Association.(N-SSA) And,shoot mid-range BPCR. My biggest thrill is to be shooting a gun made in 1850's to the 1890's and shoot more accuratly at 100, 2oo, or even 300yds then most of the guys shooting their more modern bolt action hunting rifles.