Umm, they won't cycle with .44 special in them. It will shoot, but you'll have to hand cycle it (hey, I was given ~200 rnds. of ".44" and my dad's Ruger .44 magnum carbine was all I had to shoot it in - it was still fun!).
My dad's has a low power scope mounted on it, that has stayed dead on over the years. As far as accuracy goes, it's not a sniper rifle, but it's pretty good inside of 75 yds. Last time I shot it, I got bored and shot the target posts with it at about 75 yds (hey, they were my posts).
Other than that, I've carried it hunting several times, as has my father. Here in GA, the woods are pretty heavy and your vision is limited to 50 yds or so in the woods, so the range isn't a problem, if you use it for what it was designed for. I haven't killed anything with it, but he's taken a few whitetails with it. All and all, it's a neat little rifle. And I haven't had any problem feeding HP's through it.