Hello, to you in the LONE STAR STATE...I recently purchased the THUMPER 50AE because I was curious. I have the the Desert Eagle; the Smith & Wesson 500. To me those are simply too big and too heavy....not fun to shoot for any length of time. I am strictly a target shooter. If the gun isn't fun to shoot then my purpose is defeated. I have put 250 rounds through this at 100 ft...I know that this is no great distance but I am 68 years old and that is far enough for these shaky old hands.....I am always on target !!!!!!! This gun draws a crowd when I bring it out and people always want to get up close and see it and shoot it. DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS !!!!!!