i dont know....i love my flintlock....and probally going to a caplock y next year jsut for more reliable ignition so i can have confidance in regular rifle season with it...but an inline....i dont know......id probally just quit and take the mauser out....assuming i still had rifle season....if not id switch.....i love deer hunting too much to cry about waht gun i can use.......but if my state ever goes from flintlock only to any muzzleloader im staying with the flint or caplock.....