The lure of modern muzzleloaders are they are different from the traditional muzzleloaders. I shoot flintlocks, I own over 8 cap locks in many calibers, smoothbores, and three modern inline rifles. Why did I buy the inlines? They are different. Just as I like to see what a .50 caliber flintlock is able to do, I also enjoy what a modern inline can do loaded with the right projectile.

I like to see if I can make a rifle accurate. I like to hunt and only hunt with black powder rifles, even when weather and common sense tell me a centerfire today would be a better choice. Inlines are not all that big of an advantage where I hunt. All the shots I would normally make with an inline I could and have made with a sidelock. In fact I normally hunt with a sidelock although this year I gave my inlines a chance as well.

If you like to shoot as much as I do, then stay away from the inlines or you will be owning some of them also. By the way I also shoot black powder revolvers and pistols...