Regardless of what the initial "intent" was with a particular states muzzleloader season, inlines introduce many, many folks to muzzleloading. Including me. It was not until I learned the very basics did I get a sidelock. I do not feel that the Savage smokeless muzzie is any threat to me or blackpowder shooting in general. Just lurk around any of the smokeless boards on the net and you will see that gun has it's own challenges and problems to contend with. The only problem I see with allowing smokeless (nitrocellulose) powder in muzzleloading is the occasional yahoo who thinks it's o.k. to take 300yd sniper shots because he has the all-powerful savage. From what I can tell from the board, they're in the minority. I think most people get the savage simply because they don't need (want) to clean their gun after each shooting session.