[MtnMike2]

I've been thinking about building a traditional muzzle loader from a kit for a winter project. (Wasn't sure whether to post this here or in "Traditional Muzzleloaders".) It seems like there are some good kits on the market, but which are the best quality. I'd like to have a "mantle hanger" but also shoot it and hunt w/ it sometimes. Should I start w/ something like Cabelas or Dixie or Traditions or go w/ a much more difficult and more expensive rifle from Trail of the Wolf? Oh yeah, it's gotta be a Hawken type rifle. Anybody have any experience w/ these kits?

Thanks in advance,
Mike