it extends my season, many people on here like traditional rifles, even flint guns, i love to hunt and i like to put the odds in my favor, during bow season i use a compound with high let-off and good equipment, our m/ler season same deal, but the new style guns are very acurate but they are still not a modern firearm and require alot of tuning, i don't care for flints, but if they were mandated i would use one, just to hunt, and they are fun to shoot....
The big question is, what is the big deal with these new design muzzle loaders, except for the fact that you load them a little differently than a modern rifle I don't see any unique appeal. This is just my opinion and I'd like to hear from others.
the big deal is the performance, alot of people live in shotgun only areas but can hunt with a m/ler and they are capable of 200 yrd shots and pretty impressive performance. most are alot more weather-proof also.