I'm venturing down the smokeless path for the second time. The first time I got a Savage and honestly, I didn't really like the gun and didn't really like shooting smokeless. The savage was sold pretty quick. I will admit I didn't probably give it near the chance that I should have.

This last hunting season, the first day I went out I missed a shot at a deer the first day. I cut that outing short knowing that I had to go home and clean. I just did a quick swab and left it until the end of the season, but I still would have much rather been out in the woods. Then the day after the season ended I was trying to clean my gun one morning before work while the kids were running around knocking stuff over and it occurred to me that I spent more time cleaning the past year than I had shooting. This isn't a bad thing as I really don't mind cleaning, I'm at a point in life where for as much as I love hunting and shooting, it's kind of a last priority behind the wife and kids and work and who knows what else.
So, I'm trying smokeless again, only this time using a smokeless barrel on my Pro Hunter. My reasoning is if I don't have to clean immediately afterwards, I can have an extra half hour at the shooting bench or hour in the woods. I can't see myself shooting smokeless forever, but who knows. I think it will get me through a few years until I have more time, then I'll decide from there.