I bought a modern inline muzzleloader for all-purpose hunting.
Though I aim to get it geared-up for a musket cap ignition which I'm told is better suited to Black Powder and 777, this rifle would not be useful even with a musket cap ignition for our Oregon muzzleloader hunting regulations due to being set-up on a platform designed for scope (open sights not an option). Which is fine by me.
I'm not familiar with all the various muzzleloader regulations from state to state.
In Oregons' muzzleloader tag-only hunts, off of the top of my head you cannot use a scope, cannot use a sealed ignition, cannot use a 209 primer, cannot use smokeless powder, cannot use pelletized powder, (used to be) cannot use any non-lead bullet, cannot use a boolit that exceeds 2X the caliber inlength (they just changed it this year to include the "non-toxic" crap), and cannot use a sabot.
The inlines are not loop-holing their way thru anything at all in my state......they have zero advantage over a sidelock here when it comes to muzzleloader-only season.
For MY overall hunting, I love the idea of using a modern muzzleloader with a scope, shooting a cast lead boolit in a sabot out to 150+yards. Glad we have the LIBERTY (earned with Flintlocks) to shoot what we enjoy here in the good ol' US of A.
If someone disagrees with what weapons are allowed for muzzleloader-only seasons in their state, I think they should work to get their game departments' regulations changed, rather than attempt doing-away with inlines all-together (which would be gun-grabbing plain and simple).