All you old guys like me, remember when Muzzleloading was cheap? I remember getting a T/C Hawken kit rifle back in the early 70 for less than $200.Bought a mould and casts my own balls, got pillow ticking really cheapand BP was about $10 a lb. Now, a new Hawken is over $500, BP close to $20 (the substitutes even higher), you can get bullets that are almost $2 each.
But you know what? After all is said and done - its still a blast.