For me, it's traditional muzzleloader all the way. However, you really have to 'want' to use them because they are a different breed. Modern muzzeloaders are just the least inconvenient way to hunt the early season for folks who really have no desire to use a primitive weapon. I despise them. Slug guns simply don't interest me.
Because the "modern muzzleloader" of which you speak isn't a Savage. Encores, Apex, and any other "modern Muzzleloader" are old technology. If they can't burn SMOKELESS powder, they really are not modern.
BS. If it uses substitute powders or pellets, shotgun primers, saboted jacketed bullets, optical sights and capable of 250yd shots, it's every bit a modern rifle.
