RE: Son's first deer
You may just be right. I have all kinds of guns and reload but I think muzzleloading is more relaxing and fun than all of them. Up until now all I have killed is paper but am now planing to go on a axis hunt in march and will probably take the muzzleloader just in case. Also as a side note my son's gun was a new optima that i got him as a after christmas present becasuse they had them on sale for a $169 and i had a $20 off coupon. I have a optima also that i got on clearence a couple of years ago and I think that this is the best fitting gun for me out of all i have.