RE: Advice On Muzzleloader?
Sorry... heard bad news on that rifle. It clogs up the action only after a few 100 grain shots. It's been known to fire prematurely & I think a few injuries were involved. It has terrible blow-back--will eat-up your scope-bottom.
The only inexpensive Traditions I suggest is the Tracker 209. No problems with the trigger.... only 1/2 the blow-back. Places like ultout.com has them for around $110. Keep your powder charge at 120 or less with these inexpensive, Spanish barrels please. My two Traditions never see magnum powder charges.... my one never sees the woods. It's the Shenandoah that stays on my fireplace wall
Another smart move would be checking out Cabelas.com for their NEF/Marlin rifles. They are inexpensive, break-action design & American steel.