Hello to all! Sorry I haven't posted in quite a long time. Hope you're all in good health, & your loved ones as well. Here's my question...........What is different about the construction of a scope designed for use on a muzzleloader rifle, mine happens to be a Lyman Great Plains Hunter in 50 caliber, from a scope designed for use on, say a pistol, or for that matter, a rifle? I am having an NCSTAR 2X7X32, ($43.00@OpticsPlanet.com, free shipping)pistol scope on it, in a sort of scout-scope position, so it won't interfere with the lockwork. I figure if it'll stand the shock of full-house .44MAG loads, why wouldn't it withstand the recoil of an ML discharge? BTW, I only plan to use 85grs 777 under a Hornady Great Plains HP conical bullet, 385grs. Thanx for your input, jd45