There is nothing wrong with walking the traditional path in muzzleloading. I commend you for your dedication to one aspect of the sport.

I stomped that same trail for years. Now I walk both paths.I get a lot of satisfaction in seeing what I can make an inline do, or a traditional rifle. To me both are exciting. While some find one stylemore enlightening then the other, I disagree.I think the pleasure for me is just being in the woods, walking around, watching and listening and interacting with my surroundings. Whether I shoot a deer and with what is not the point for me anymore. I am not going to starve if I fail to bring home game. And while I do hunt for meat, I really do not care whether it falls to an inline or a traditional rifle.