im all for using everything you can to make a quick human kill.....the states where rifle hunting is illegal them smokeless guns would be your best bet...good shootin..easy to clean and shoot...not as hard to learn or master as a flintlock...farther distance...if i couldnt use a rifle im sure id own one....but im still lucky enough to beable to use a rifle...so if i dont feel like takin the flinter ill take the rifle...i sure hope PA never changes the Flintlock season....i think that would add way to many yahoos in the woods..and also too many deer would go home...them smokeless guns shoot better then most run of the mill weekend warrior guys can from what ive read...id like to shoot one just to see what they are like though..and no rotten egg smell and smoke cloud after the shot?? they take the fun out of everything!