Ryan - those T/C Encores are NICE - I've been wanting one for varmints - maybe in a .220 Swift or another .22-250with a long fluted cryo-treated bull barrel. If you get one in a small deer caliber with a 12" bull bbl - you can strap a scope onto that puppy and hammer some does. That would be fun instead of the traditional rifle, and get your effective range close to 100 yards, easy. So are you open-sighted on your blackhawk, red dot, scope? I've had two stainless Encore frames in my hands, but I can't bring myself to buy one.

Troy - can you guys use any type of muzzle loader, or is it flintlock only? We have both seasons here - one for doe only with the high-tech stuff, and any sex with the flintlock. I have one of each,and the flintgun is more fun to use, but it's such a miserable sucker to clean that I hate even taking it out. I got a doe with it once, and one was enough. Man is that thing ever filthy. You have to clean it in the bathtub, and I swear it rusts just looking at it. I feel like I'm cheating with the inline (Winchester X-150).

Man, I'm jealous of you guys. Y'all are out hunting whitetails and elk, while we're stuck at home with the option of shooting squirrels and rabbits. This stinks. Am I complaining out loudagain? [>:]