I love my rifles, but I would adapt if limited to muzzle hunting or shotgun only. I have taken a few deer with muzzleloaders....and most were taken at about the average distance I've taken deer with my rifles. In the hunting I do in Michigan i rarely shoot beyond 70 yards. I have (shot beyond 70 yrds), but not often. If I had friends who were farmers I could have a lot of fun on their fields. But alas, I hunt swamps on public land...mostly.