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If that .50 lever rifle was is .50 Alaskan, I'd put all the blame on the shooter, not the rifle or cartridge. Going bigger wouldn't help if it made him shoot worse (other than a total miss not requiring going into the bush) if anything I'd rather him shoot less gun that he can actually shoot well with. .50 Alaskan isn't .45-70.

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Smicha:

Wake up!!! You entirely miss the point!!

It is obvious that an unknown .50 caliber levergun shooting unknown bullets at an unknown velocity under unknown conditions with unknown shot placement is all we need to know that the 540/1550 load in the .45-70 is no good for anything.

I once shot a stray barn cat in the head with a .44 Special. It ran away after taking the shot. That too proves the .45-70 is no good for deer hunting. I once missed a deer with the .303 British. That proves that the .300 Weatherby won't kill a pronghorn...