A muzzleloader shooting smokeless makes alot of sense to me.

It is legal in the state I hunt. It's loaded from the muzzle and is considered a muzzleloader. I hunt where CF rifles are not legal.

After building my 1st smokeless muzzleloader and firing the first shot I asked myself, "Why did I not do this sooner?"

With a 120gr charge in lets say my .45 Knight DISC Elite shooting a 200gr SST I can get it going close to 2300fps. Using the same bullet and my smokeless .45 with a safe powder charge its travelling close to 2700fps. This makes my drop from 100-200yds only a few inches if sighted in an inch high. Recoil is also milder IMO which makes for a very nice range session.

What one chooses to hunt with is his or her personal preference if the weapon of choice is legal. The smokeless guns will all shoot subs also so its its the best of both worlds IMO. I choose to only shoot smokeless out of mine. Clean up is one patch if I feel like cleaning it. I have yet to have a misfire in mine. The Savage breech plug is a great design IMO. Flash channel is 5/32 with hardly any primer shelf and a replaceable vent liner.

This was shot on my 2nd range trip at 100yds with 200gr SST's travelling around 2600fps. It will only get better once I tweek the powder charge. I wish the origional poster the best of luck!