About 5 years ago I purchased a $100 dollar CVA from Wal-Mart as my first muzzleloader. I bought it when I was 13 so I could expand my deer hunting season. Ever since then I've fallen in love with muzzleloading. Well, that muzzleloader has kind of fallen apart and I'm needing to get a new one for this year.

I was looking at the T/C Triumph and that looks like one heck of a gun! I was wondering how it compares to other ML's such as the Omega, which is a tad cheaper. If I were to get it, I would no doubt get the weather shield. So roughly it'd be about $450. Is the Triumph worth the cash? I'm a senior in high school so money isn't easy to come by. Also, one more question, how does the weather shield compare to stainless steel?

Thank you