Kevin,
This being just my opinion, but if I were going to get a black powder gun it would be a new in-line one. I have an in-line and I love it. I have a good buddy who has a Hawken and he gets a lot of misfires. The new inlines are great and should not give you any problems with misfires. Have you seen the commercial where the guy drops his inline in the creek, then he dumps water out of the barrel and it shoots? Don't think a Hawken would do that. You'll pay more now for a good inline, but trust me it will be worth it in the long run, less headaches down the road for sure...
Hope that helped a little...
This being just my opinion, but if I were going to get a black powder gun it would be a new in-line one. I have an in-line and I love it. I have a good buddy who has a Hawken and he gets a lot of misfires. The new inlines are great and should not give you any problems with misfires. Have you seen the commercial where the guy drops his inline in the creek, then he dumps water out of the barrel and it shoots? Don't think a Hawken would do that. You'll pay more now for a good inline, but trust me it will be worth it in the long run, less headaches down the road for sure...
Hope that helped a little...