ORIGINAL: cayugad
I wonder about the actual basis of this quote. I would venture to guess that Doc White was making a point of describingthe enjoyment we black powder shooter have, shooting a black powder rifle. I do not think he was advocating the use of smokeless powder muzzleloaders, although I admit I have not read his book. It would be interesting to see if this quote was perhaps taken out of contex for the use of something else.
That's exactly what the good doctor used during his African Safari:
http://www.whitemuzzleloading.com/Docs%20Latest%20Adventure.htm