Hello again my frontstuffin' friends! I'm on the askin' side of the fence this time and would appreciate your comments, opinions, feedback, or personal experiences. My birthday came and went recentley like so many before it and the Mrs. kept buggin' me with the usual, "What do you want?" or "What do you need?". I kept saying that I don't need anything that I have too much to keep track of as it is, and then it dawned on me that Penna. now allows muzzleloading handguns of .50 or larger to be used in our early or late muzzleloading seasons. I have always thought it would be kinda neat to take a deer with a ML pistol, so I'm thinking that I'll tell her I remembered what it was I wanted and see see how it goes (I know she won't have an issue with it). Anyway...I'm NOT gonna spend a fat pile of money on a custom ML pistol because it's probably gonna end up being a back-up gun in case I knock one down and need to dispatch it or if I get a really close shot (25 yds. or less) as I know full well that a ML pistol does not have the same knockdown that a ML rifle does for a given load/range. That said, I have decided that I would like it to be a flintlock pistol as I want to be able to use it in both our early (percussion or flint season) or our late (flintlock only) season. I've been snooping around on the net and I kind like the idea of Pedersoli's Bounty hunter or possibly a Traditions Trapper. I know that Pedersoli is superior quality and the price for the Bounty hunter is about at the top end of what I want to spend. I like the idea of the longer barrel on the Bounty as it would provide more velocity and hopefully better accuracy, but I think the Trapper is an option as well as it would not be as cumbersome (lengthwise), provided it was reasonably accurate and had sufficient energy to take a deer at 25-30 yds. If there's anyone with any experience with either of these or something similar, I would like to hear what you have to say. Thanks...BPS