All of the muzzleloaders i own are spanish made. I also have one Whop made rifle that seems to be a great shooter.
Spanish made barrels got a bad name during 1995-1996 when the original company, cva had poor inspection service and let a shipment of unsafe inlines in to the US which had a bad breech plug design. These are the ONLY years to have a recall or known problems.
if you're reading Randy Wakeman's artiles, ask him about the Savage muzzleloader that blew up.
Come to think of it, the last time i emailed him for info on any NEW spanish made muzzleloaders having problems with blowing up, He would not answer me and would just threaten to sue me if i continued to email him
Hes a real piece of work that guy is.