I believe what he was trying to say is there is a big difference between pellets and Firesticks versus smokeless.I thought this site was called Modern Muzzleloader? That's why I joined up. Wondering now if I donated money to the wrong site. There seems to be a lot of modern muzzleloader haters on this site.
I would not recommend starting out with smokeless. I would become proficient using loose powders such as true black, T7, Pyrodex, and/or BH209 before moving on to smokeless. They all have a learning curve. This is the path that I followed over the past 25 years. I only use smokeless or BH209 now. Enjoy the journey.