Glad you had fun while getting beat to a pulp Doe Dumper.

You need to figure out the source of your recoil problem. It just doesn't seem like a .54 round ball with 80 grains of powder (even T7) out of a Hawken should be beating you up like that. I suspect your shooting platform is too low or your seat is too high. See if you can arrange it so that your back is almost straight (as it would be for a standing freehand shot) when you're sitting at the bench with the gun at your shoulder. I'll bet that solves your problem.