RE: .45 vs .50?
Maybe Indiana is the only state with this regulation, but when using a muzzleloader the bullets have to be at least .44cal which makes the .45cal muzzleloader shooting a sabot illegal. Several guys in Indiana bought .45cal inlines and shot sabots not realizing they were illegal. Your state is probably different, but something you might want to check out before buying.
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