I'm 35 been hunting with muzzle loader for 6 years now. My first was a TC hawkens in .54 killed my first whitetail with it. I now hunt with a tradition inline .50 killed my first elk with a muzzle loader this year. I love that you can draw a tag every year and dont have to contend with all the other huntes. Centerfire rifles are for just shooting targets now. Looking at getting a .36 or .32 for shooting squirls now.