Pittsburg,

That's an awesome paint job. Thanks for passing that bit of know-how along.

I bought a Z-5 last fall and took three deer with it this past season. While I paid full price (unlike the lucky dogs like you that stole them :-), I don't regret it for a minute. I bought a Nikon Buckmaster 3X9 off Ebay and mounted it with the Talley one-piece mounts. It is a real clean, simpleset-up that looks cool and functions perfectly. I never used my 30-06 last season and probably won't again this fall. The gun shootsgreat and is easy to clean. I think it is the best value in muzzleloading rifles out there, but that is just my biased opinion. I may consider upgrading the recoil pad, but other than that nit-picky thing I am completely satisfied with it in every respect. Link to picture is below.

http://webpages.charter.net/tlovell/TC%20Omega%20Z5,%20Nikon%203X9,%20Talley%20mounts% 20001.jpg

Note: Link is fixed (I think)