I see this same disagreement come up almost every time new technology is discussed, or someone makes a terrific shot with a scoped inline, or just because someone feels the need to rehash the whole thing.

What Huntaway and Roundball perceive as a challenge, others might perceive differently.To them having a limited range single shot rifle that is not 100% sure of going off, is all that is needed to add that extra feeling. Huntaway failed to mention if the Omega was scoped. How close the deer was. etc. Perhaps remove the scope if you want more of a challenge. Load the Omega with roundball. Or as you said, get a flintlock.A one shot flop with a deer is not all that uncommon no matter what rifle or projectile you use. It is shot placement, and the damage the projectile does.

A difference inviews does not make one side right and one side wrong. If you want to hunt with a scoped inline and its legal, or a flintlock with open sights, what does it matter? To each their own actually. And that is where I see a problem. Some people feel that if you do not hunt the muzzleloader season the same way as they believe it should be done,then you are missing something. Missing what and in who's opinion?

What some fail to understand is, not everyone needs the spirit of the hunt, or the adventure of hunting like their forefathers. Some are out there to fill freezers, others just to spend some quality time outdoors with family and friends, or enjoy the peace and tranquility some get from just being alone in the woods. The kind of weapon they use might help in their endeavors oris not important to them. Still some peoplefeel determined to shove down the throats of others THEIR beliefs of what is muzzleloader hunting. Even though some states say different. And in the States that do no agree with their beliefs, they feel the need to pressure the State representatives to change the laws to fit their needs, cheating others out of a time in the woods that might have been very special to them. Idaho is a good example.

If the rifle is legal, even the electronic ignition rifle, in the State you hunt, and YOU are satisfied with the rifle and the challenge it provides, why does someone else feel the need or the right to tell you or make you change to their ways. I say, hunt with what you want, don't worry about me. If you get your thrill from a flintlock, more power to you. If you want a smokeless muzzleloader, go for it. If its legal, what difference is it to someone else?