I am delighted with the practicality of my Savage smokeless. It is a great hunting tool. IMO, smokeless made the blued version viable as I haven't learned to like stainless.
Cleaning the Savage is absolutely nothing like that required by the BP guns. This appeals to me.
I don't have the interest (energy? enthusiasm?) I once had to go thru all the motions to keep on top of my old flintlock. Guess the same can be said for my percussion gun. Both have successfully taken deer for me.
I would not feel bad about your Remington idea either, but the Savages seem to simply perform well straight out of the box.
