AmericanPioneer
you might check here:
http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/fieldtests3.html
This article really applies a positive spin to the "rolling block"
My old friend Pierangelo Pedersoli, who now heads up the Davide Pedersoli & Co. armsmaking firm of Brescia, Italy builds the slick looking "Rolling Block Muzzleloader" for Cabela's, and earlier this fall I finally got the opportunity to put one of the rifles through the paces. What I discovered was one of the easiest operating... easiest priming...and easiest to maintain muzzleloaders I've ever had the pleasure of shooting and hunting with. And since the rifle was produced by HPML sponsor Pedersoli 2, I was not surprised to discover that the high quality barrel of this frontloader is capable of producing excellent accuracy with a variety of bullets.
Another section form the article...
Cabela's currently lists the "Rolling Block Muzzleloader" at $299.99. That's right, this easy to operate, great shooting and well built top-performing in-line ignition rifle comes in under the wire a whole penny short of three hundred dollars. As with any muzzleloader currently on the market, I can find a few things I'd like to see made different, like a plain receiver rather than the "cast in" engraved receiver Pedersoli uses...or the use of an octagon barrel and a solid under-rib with thmbles rather than the barrel band arrangement used on this rifle. However, these are cosmetic issues (in my eyes) rather than performance and function features. Right now, I would have to rate this rifle as an excellent buy. Actually, I'd have to rate it as most likely the best buy on the market today. But, if Cabela's rolling-block design in-line appeals to you, and may have sparked an urge to buy one...don't wait too long. An inside informant has shared that within the next few months the retail price is sure to go up.
I have nothing to measure this article with as I have not handled this gun at all but it is another side of the story.... Really think you should see more than one side....