If you want a new rifle, the Traditions Hawken Woodsman .50 is a good choice. It will shoot patched round balls and Hornady Great Plains lead bullets equally well. Its relatively inexpensive. Barrel is easily removable for cleaning. It's readily available. And will resell quickly since you will be asking only a portion of its already low retail price.

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