Believe it or not, scopes ARE NOT BUILT for different, specific calibers of guns! For example, there is NO SUCH THING as a "scope for a 270 rifle"!!

I have used a variety of different scopes on muzzleloaders, a lot of them ones I had taken off of various center-fire rifles! Any decent scope that gives you the eye relief you want can be used on a muzzleloader! The idea that you have to use a scope specifically made for muzzleloaders is also a lot of B.S.!!

About the only thing I find ludicrous is the notion of mounting of some big-objective variable scope with an upper magnification of 9X or more on a muzzleloader! Today's ML rifles have a maximum effective range of not much over 200 yards at best, most a lot less! You don't need a 9X scope to shoot game at 200 yards!! A good, fixed-power small-objective scope of 2.5X to 4X is by far the best suited to a short-range proposition like the average muzzleloader. In addition, such a scope has a lot bigger field of view, making it a lot better for fast shooting in the timber! Two of the best scopes I've ever used on a ML rifle have been an old, round-tube 2.75X Redfield with post & crosshair reticle, and a 2.5X Leupold with the same reticle design.

If I were looking for a scope for a ML today, I'd look for a used Lyman All-American, old Redfield, or old Leupold on an auction site! No new ones are as wrll-suited to this use!!