I've thought of a smokeless muzzleloader but I just don't seem to use muzzleloader hunt much. No doubt if I was to get into it I'd go that route. Bad A$$ accurate.
Most people, even experienced shooters don’t realize the advantages of shooting a smokeless muzzy. They have come a long ways in a very short period. The Savage ML was the first and it really paved the way for serious shooting.
My rifle is built on a Remington 700 short action w/ 308 bolt-face. The Brux barrel is 45 cal, 1:20 twist and 28” long.
The ignition is Large Rifle Magnum Primers loaded into a brass module. This module fits into the 308 bolt face. When the bolt closes the module seats into the breachplug. The face of the module head spaces on the face of the BP. A very short flame channel thru a tungsten carbide bushing seals the chamber. The powder column sits directly on this bushing.
The bullets are sized perfectly to my rifle. NO SABOTS. 2” of the end of my barrel are used to make a sizing die. I can adjust this die to perfectly match the bullets to the bore of my rifle. This greatly reduces the time it takes the bullet to obturate and stabilize. This also reduces blow-by gases and increases velocity.
My ramrod has a micro adjustable depth. This allows me to position my bullet within .006”. Like a benchrest shooter I can tune the powder/air to perfect my load.
The BP and size of my barrel allows me to increase powder loads significantly over other 45 caliber centerfire cartridges.
The load I’ve been shooting is a 310gr APB bullet with 104gr of H4895. This load in this rifle shoots 2-3” groups at 500 yards and stays supersonic to 1000yards. From a muzzle loading rifle.
