I gtot to agree with Dave on this one. I also if had an extra $500 or $600 would buy a Savage. I see no difference buying a cheaper smokeless powder than buying a high price BP sub to lessen my cleaning. It is just when you pay. Up front with the Savage and on the end with BH209.
I also don't care for the I want my own private season and every body else has to conform if they want to hunt in it.
They tried to geta so called primitve season here in Michigan a while back.
Turns out you can use a long bow or recurve in any season to hunt deer, you can use a flint lock in any firearm season to hunt any legal game.

Iffin ya'll want to point fingers start argueing a shot gun is a smooth bore. Iffin you add rifleing it is a rifle. Might just as well take care of those upstart rifled barrel shotgunners too.
Not going to talk about those carbon arrows and such either.

Al