Tom,

While I have hunted with a T-C Percussion 50 cal rifle belonging to a good friend of mine, the only ML I own is a Knight American Knight model that my wife bought for me. I shoot it a lot though I haven't been able to hunt with it, bad health and work both being responsible for this.

Your suggestion is a very nice one - not sure if Illinois allows the use of smokeless MLs during shotgun season, or if Indiana or Wisconsin do. I'm presuming that Shawano in WI would allow it because they allow the use of rifles for deer over there. Not sure if anyone uses smokeless MLs over there, though. I have a new friend who is a senior WI DNR official and who is a keen muzzleloading enthusiast and hunter. Let me ask him about how popular these guns are in his state.

Thanks for a very thought provoking discussion and good hunting!