guys....a 36 or 45cal caplock with iron sights and a round ball is a little diffrent from a .30-06 with a scope and ballistic tipsif legal in his state he will be in the same boat if not worse off then a shotgun hunter......if i were him id opt for a large cal smoothbore how i said......that way its equivilent to a 12 or 13 ga.....and can be loaded with shot.....