http://www.chuckhawks.com/muzzleloader_index_interviews.htm

Have you ever met Doc White?

You can read his words, and decide for yourself. Doc used a gun designed for Pyrodex, with smokeless, in South
Africa. As he says in the interview, it should be obvious that he designed his Alpha for use with smokeless-- at least eventually. He's been shooting smokeless for some time; that much is quite old news.

The points in the original posting complained of no rifle, or no method of hunting, of no individual. It is generic recital of fact. If one wishes to shoot a Savage or other smokeless rated ML'er with BP / Pyro / T7 / BM3 / Shockey Gold-- have at it. The choice is anyone's to make.

Nothing to knock until you have at least tried it.