RE: Who hunts traditinal
I hunt with flintlocks, sidelocks, smoothbores, and inlines. It all depends on the mood I am in and where I am hunting. My first priority is to fill the freezer for the winter. Once I have that done the rest of the season is pure pleasure. There are some locations where I hunt where each rifle has a real advantage over the other.
Long field shots the inline is a better choice. Field edges where the shots are under a 100 yards, then the .58 caliber is a great rifle. If I am down in the marsh I have taken the .62 caliber smoothbore. At close range that gun will deliver a lot of lead accurate. Once the season has been going, I often times will walk around with a small light .50 caliber either flintlock or sidelock.
I can honestly say I enjoy shooting all my rifles no matter what kind of ignition they have. Being traditional has nothing to do with it for me....