re: Flint lock rifles

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How is the build quality on the traditions? Also can you shoot saboted slugs or just patch and round ball?

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The traditions is ok. You can tell they are economy muzzleloaders. If it were me, I’d look into a Lyman Great Plains rifle.

As for round balls and sabots, that depends on rifle twist. A lot of the commercially made “traditional” muzzleloaders are usually offered with two different twist rates. Sometimes three different twist rates. The fastest twist rates like maybe 1-24” should shoot sabots but I don’t think that’s common in the traditional style rifles. You’ll more likely to find something around 1-40ish and some slower twists like 1-66ish. The 1-40 twist should shoot round balls or buffalo style balls well.

If you want to use round ball for deer, the 54 calibers are supposed to do a better job on game. For sabots and buffalo bullets a 50 is good