RE: how long have you been using one
Not even sure how long Ive been ML hunting, started with a .50 caliber Pedersoli sidelock, then went to a CVA sidelock in .50 cal, it never worked right {hammer was offset} and after 2 years with that I bought a Knight inline that took the #11 caps, and 2 years ago I bought a break action CVA wolf clearanced at the end of the year for 45$ at Walmart and have been using it.
Bought a .58 caliber flintlock pistol at an auction a few years ago and have messed around with it some but never hunted with it, someday soon I hope to buy a flintlock rifle and use it for deer hunting as well.