If that roller is a original .50-70 re chambered it will shoot a light bullet with it's slower twist. Recoil I don't think would be a factor. I think it would make a nice woods hunting rifle easy to carry.
It's a rifle that would not be a bench rifle, you make off hand snap shots or lean on a tree. You probably would never feel the recoil during a hunting situation. I don't anyway when I take a shot at a deer.
