Everybody is on a quest for perfection I guess. I'm no different I guess. I want all of my shots in a 5-shot group touching at 100 yards. (fat chance!)
Many people knock patched round balls out of muzzleloaders, but how many years of shooting sabots will it take for the # of game animals killed with sabots to surpass the # of game animals killed with PRB's back in the day??? It may take a while.
My dad jokes about inline muzzleloaders and scopes and asks, "What would Daniel Boone think of that???" My answer is that he would be shooting it if he had one! lol
I'm a good bit younger than you, but I too see what you are saying and agree. Good post.
rw