I have to agree. Even though the .52 is a proprietary caliber its hard to knock it. Even TB when he was still milking the old Knight company praised the long range performance of the .52 in an article in the defunct "Black Powder Guns and Hunting" magazine..He even extollled why the .52 was better than a .54. Since his falling out with the new Knight company he probably wouldn't say that now. If a person tries the .52 I think they would like it . It's just to darn hard to convince the masses that are brainwashed by modern marketing methods to try it and the fact that the .50 is the standard caliber makes it a tough sell. I personally like my .52's