At 50 yards or so, which is the distance the majority of my shots at deer are taken, I can harvest a deer with my $90.00 Brolin Arms .50 cal. as well as anyone can with a $1,500.00 muzzleloader. That's not to say I wouldn't like to have a $1,500.00 muzzleloader, there's just no way I could get myself to pay that much for a rifle. Here is one other point, when it's pouring down rain, am I going to take an expensive rifle out hunting, or am I going to take an inexpensive one? I think I'll take my $20.00 Bobcat, or if I want to use a scope, my $90.00 Brolin Arms and not worry, too much, about them getting soaking wet.