I have a 54 cal. T/C Thunder Hawk that weighs almost nothing. With 90 gr. of Pyrodex, and a 425 gr. hollow point, it beats me to death at the range. I never felt the recoil in the field, after hunting with it for 15+ years, until last year when the scope bit me. It was a longer shot than I normally take, and I think I concentrated more on trigger squeeze and less on holding the rifle firmly. Just hold on to it and you will be ok.