Greets folks,
Well lots of opinions here, and mine will just ad to the mix but here goes.
If you want to use all that fancy stuff to hunt, your still challenging yourself to a one shot one kill hunt. BUT you can get that with a single shot rifle. So use your fancy gear in the regular rifle season, and know that you've given yourself a handicap that makes your hunt a bit more rewarding.
As for the muzzloader only seasons, they were developed for traditionalists by traditiobnalists in most states. The only reason these new guns and equiptment are out is cause a bunch of people want to make it easier. Isnt the point of using a muzzleloader to make it more of a challenge??
If you hunt in muzzloader only season, use a traditional, open ignition open sighted gun with loose powder ( BP pyrodex or whatever), and a full caliber slug or round ball. It makes the hunt more challnging, you have to get closer to your animal to get an ethical shot and a clean kill.
I personally own a traditions hawken style gun with double triggers, love it. Have yet to take any game with it but I have only hunted with it a couple times, and I haven't gotten close enuff to anything legal to use it. BUT that is the point of the special hunts. ( incidentally, I used it during regular rifle season, so I was competing against all the other hunters too )

Just my uneducated opinion!
Terry