I took my new acquisition to the Grand Muster last week, shot the last stage as a single shot. I liked the way it handled. I had a lot of fun at the muster, looking forward to the Missouri dept muster at the end of July. As acquired, the Hotchkiss was hard to load the magazine, rounds wouldn't advance from the magazine. Disassembled & fed rounds through the magazine tube, found & corrected a pinch point. Would now load OK, still hanging on the feed. Ordered a Uberti 1866 large caliber magazine tube spring, cut to 4" longer than the tube, feeding good now.
Dusty