Trapdoor 50-70 exit wound

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I probably asked this before - how does the recoil of the 45-70 compare to the 50-70? I put a pad on the stock of the 50-70 and I can shoot 20 rounds without getting rattled too much.
What about a 50-90, 50-100, 50-110? Are they as much fun as they sound?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50-90_Sharps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN0k49VQ_EI
I find the recoil of the 50 to be a bit stouter than the 45. As for the second number [90, 110,etc], I stay with the 70s. I would expect as the powder charge increases so will the recoil, in similar rifles.

Dave, there is a lot of info regarding annealing on the boolit site.
 
Recoil of a .50 caliber muzzle-loader shooting ~180 grain ball with 90 grains fff is similar to 12 gage. Have not tried it with 500 + grain bullets.
 
The recoil of the .50-70 out of my roller is not bad even with full 70 grain loads topped with a 500 grain slug. The recoil from the trapdoor carbine firing full power .45-70's is greater. I suspect that's because the carbine is a pound lighter. The Army had lighter carbine loads developed, and I suspect the recoil was a factor.

But neither of them compare at all to smokeless safari loads. At most they give you a low-velocity shove. I can't speak to the .50-90 or .50-110 because I'm not rich enough ;-)
 
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