Bob, I've had a Ruger Hornet for a few months now and can't find much to fault it. I've read about it not being the best choice but what the feck do folk want it to do, sing and dance? I was a novice before christmas with firearms, accompanying a good friend,(an FAD) out as lamp man and using that experience as mentoring with him, he let me shoot and advised on all I asked. I shot my first fox with the Hornet the other night at 90 yds and it dropped like a sack of shit. It does make a fair crack but I've stuck a T4 mod on the end and it does the business fine, you just get a whoosh and light s