I've been told you need a heavy duty scope on a muzzleloader due to the recoil. Either a dedicated "muzzleloader scope", shotgun scope, or high end rifle scope made for magnum rifles. But I don't see any big difference in recoil between my Omega and something like a .270 rifle. I only shoot 100 grains of powder and a 250 grain bullet.

So my questions are,
Can you use a regular rifle scope on a muzzleloader, or will it break? And, are shotgun scopes made for heavier recoil than your average rifle scope?

I've been using a shotgun scope on my omega, and it's been working fine, but I was wondering if I could use a regular varible powered rifle scope. Having something with higher magnification than 3X would be a great help.