Yeah, the pinned barrel is a drawback. Hawkens are more practical in that regard and I will eventually be getting another. That's one reason I wish this was a .45 like my old one was. That's a more versatile caliber, I think. It's not way overkill for small game and varmints but has enough juice for closer shots on deer. Then I could get a .50 Hawken for a dedicated deer gun.

It'll be kinda hard to sell the idea to the Chief Procurement Mangager of the household that I need another rifle in the same caliber as what I've already got.