 They kicked more the more you fired it. I mean, that was another issue that I didn't mention, that you don't really see something that will lower the kick. I mean, you could put less powder in it. That's going to do that. But they wouldn't want to do that. That takes away range. But it does illustrate one of the problems with these muskets. Black powder is dirty. If you fire a black powder weapon, it leaves a lot of crud.