...I am not high tech, I am about as high tech as a spatula, some of my relatives might give the edge to the spatula in a run off...
...You seem to have some knowledge. Would you mind sharing some of it?
Using a black-powder gun is extremely satisfying and rewarding...until you have to clean it. And I've cleaned a lot of 'em: Hot water, brush, hot water, brush, hot water, swab, swab, let dry, rub-in lots of oil, wipe most of it out, check for rust once-a-day. Cuss a lot. Hear wife cuss a lot.
I've taken a deer with a real antique Kentucky long rifle, back when I was 17 (I think...or maybe 18). And I've hunted deer and elk with a modern-made copy of a real Plains Rifle, but I never got one until I borrowed a friend's .30-'06 Mauser and then had to relieve myself in the middle of a logged hillside.
I've shot at clay birds with a real Manton caplock shotgun, and missed every one of them. But then, I've also missed every one of the ones I tried to hit with a Winchester Model 12, too.
I've had fun in practical-shooting practice, using a modern-copy Colt's 1861 Army caplock revolver, but I was singularly unsuccessful. A friend was much more successful in the same endeavor, albeit very slow, doing the Cooper Assault and making the reloads by switching-out cylinders.
But what I remember most from all of this was the clean-up. Man, was that memorable. Every time.
Speaking as an experienced black-powder shooter, I have to say that I continue to be so very glad that some people invented all of metallic cartridges, smokeless powder, and non-mercuric primers!