Once again spot on advice and that's the very reason why my friend went with the muzzleloader.
I'm almost finished machining the scope mount for my 1187 so I'll try that before I decide further. If I happen to knock down a nice buck during shotgun season I may just sit out with my buddy in his two man ladder stand during primitive arms season. If not, I can buy a BP rig and keep at it. I'm also a pretty psycho waterfowl hunter and I may wish to find some time for that too.