I have a .50 cal. T/C Hawken that I bought in 1973...

It's all original except for the ramrod ( broke the original wooden one and replaced with fiberglass) and I put a T/C tang peep sight on it and removed the open rear sight. My old eyes work better with the peep.. I still have the original sight in my gun cabinet..

I killed deer for years with PRB and 80 or 90 grains of 2f blackpowder or pyrodex...

About 8 years ago I was taking it on an elk hunt and wanted to shoot a heavier bullet than the PRB.. After some experimentation I settled on a 460 grain NoExuses conical and 80 grains of 3f triple 7.. This combo loads so easy and shoots so well I now use it for a deer load also...