RE: BLACKPOWDER HELP!!!!
For the price you listed any ML in that range would be a great gun. Any of hte Knights and TCs would be a great choice.
I really prefer the traditional route, so my experiance with in-lines is very limited, but I decided to give the in-line craze a try a few years ago but couldn' t give up my love for pre-1900 guns. I came across the Cabelas Rolling block muzzleloader. This gun is made by Pedersoli, and is basically modelled after the old Remington breech loading rolling block, but Pedersoli added a breech plug. The action is still a rolling block, but you load it from the front, and drop a 209 primer on the rear. It' s tapped for a scope, if you so desire. I know this gun isn' t for everyone, but I' ve been very happy with mine. It is easily my most accurate, least load picky ML I have.
Just wanted to give you one more option.