I'm shooting an entirely different gun with the same cal. Bought my 50 cal.TC Hawken brand new in '76....one of 3 weapons I purchased that year to celebrate the Bicentennial....& being alive. VA had added a new early muzzleloader season for turkeys & whitetails that gave me two more weeks to live & run the woods with almost no other hunters!
I too never have understood (or felt) the "big kick" that 110 grain under 240 or 300 gr. round is supposed to bring. And I've loaded the REALLY big boys a few times......just because. BUT there ain't no more rhinos or water buff in my part of SW VA.
I admit that this incredibly balanced, beautiful tack driver is a tad heavy but it is so well balanced that never notice. AND the stories from the years...... ......aaaahhhhhh.....
Thanks.