RE: new to muzzleloading
Log on to CVA's website and click on the bargain den. I got a CVA Optima Magnum in stainless/mossy oak for $140. You can't select color or caliber (.45 or .50) but it doesn't sound like you're too particular. It will come with a one year warranty. Mine shoots sub 2"@ 100 yards and the trigger is very satisfactory.CVA had a barrel recall ~10 years ago but if you eliminated every car company with a recall in their past, there wouldn't be any left.