I'm looking at a new muzzleloader for elk hunting in Colorado. I have never ML hunted and so I am trying to get a grasp of the regulations before I purchase a new ML. I understand everything (min caliber, no scope, etc), but what I am not sure of is the following:

"Loading: Firearms must load from the muzzle. Firearms which can be loaded from the breech are prohibited"

That is from the Big Game Regulations on the CDOW website. However, the following is what is printed in the Big Game Brochure:

"Cannot be loaded from the breech in muzzleloading seasons"

The first statement is clearly more restrictive than the second. Can someone shed a little more light on this? The second statement makes it sound like breech loaded guns are fine, but you must load them from the muzzle.

Are there any CO hunters out there that could provide a list of "acceptable" muzzleloaders? I have an older White Mountain ML, but would like to purchase a new inline so that I can use the 209 primers (which are now legal in CO), but this breech issue has got me all confused.