I have 3X9 scopes on my muzzleloaders and have been very satisfied. Modern in-lin muzzleloaders shooting saboted bullets are not short range guns, so why put short range scopes on them?? I am very comfortable with my Omega out to 200 yards and I practice shooting at 100, 150 and 200 yards. I find that having a scope more powerful than 4x is helpful for these 49 year-old eyes.

I leave my scope on 4 power when woods hunting and 5-6 power in open fields. I like having the option of zooming in if necessary and the 9x setting when range shooting at 200 is a big plus.

Any good 2x7 or 3X9 scope would be excellent. Some of mine include Nikon Buckmaster and Monarch, Bushnell Elite 3200, and Burris Fullfield II.