BPHunter - I have used a muzzleloader for so many years, it seems very natural to me. When I hunted the southern end of the state I did shoot center fire rifles. I used 30-06 & 7mm Mag but ut was really not as much fun as a muzzleloader. Of course we had to shoot hundreds of yards across corn fields down there.
I never felt under gunned with a muzzleloader. I've always trusted them for a one shot deal. Although if I hunt fields now, I shoot inline rifles with scopes. But most my shots in the north here are 50 yards or less.
When this accident with the two deer happened, this friend and I that morning walked in to the hardwoods, all the way in he chewed me out about bringing that Renegade with open sights when I had so many tags to fill. Then when he had left me on stand (and I honestly thought he was sneaking back to the stand as a joke when I heard the deer walk in) and I shot those deer, he stood on the hill yelling down to me.. "Buck or Doe" and I would yell back.. "Ya!" He then yelled again, "Buck or Doe" and I yelled "Ya!" When he walked down he said.. there's two ^#f** deer there. You only shot once didn't you? So I joked.. I waited for them to line up.. didn't want to waste the ball and powder. Well he believed me. He went back to the local tavern and told everyone I was too cheap to shoot twice and was shooting two at a time. They all had a good laugh on me. Even after I told them it was a mistake.