T/C omega is a great smokepole and t/c has great customer service (if anything would go wrong with it.) If i could get a muzzleloader and have someone else pay for it I would get a White thunderbolt or any White muzzleloader, Also look at the lyman mustang it is a great muzzleloader but it is a bit on the heavy side(about 1 1/2lbs more than the omega.) As far as scopes go I like the leupold rifleman shotgun scope 3-9x40