Cupcake,

There are three basic types of muzzleloaders, in-line, percussion, and flint. I tend to put these three into catagories ,in-lne modern, percussion Civil war, and flint Revolutionary war.

There are many different types of manufactures including Traditions, CVA, Thompson, and Knight, as well as others. I would start with where do you live and what kind of muzzleloader he could use, if he wants one for hunting or plinking?

In PA, a flint lock muzzleloader can be used in 3 seasons while an in-line can only be used it 2. My first was a flint and second an in-line with scope.

What types of guns does he have? Does he like wooden stocks or synthetic. I tend to like the synthetics over the wooden but many people like wooden. Knight makes some of the best muzzloaders but they tend to be more expensive. Thompson also has a kit you can make a Hawkins which is a nice gun as well.

Check out Cabelas on line cataloge under blackpowder to see some of thedifferent types of guns as well as the different manufactors. If you see which one he might be interested in, let us know and we can tell you if we like it.

Regards,

Tomster