Well, after careful consideration I picked up a Thompson .50 sidelock smokepole last night. This is an older one with all the brass trimmings, not the tin like the newer ones. But, all of this brass comes at the price of a very heavy gun. I live in Washington State, right next to the Idaho state line and figured that I would not chance it and just went with a traditional gun. I want that extended hunting season, the one where I can hunt until Xmas, so a muzzleloader was a must. I will try and get some pics up later.