yup i had a problem with my stock on that old cva blazer. This was my first muzzleloader and so i really didnt know anything about them at the time. I used 70 grains pyrodex rs and a 285 grain maxi ball. Boy was that a mistake! I ended up using an epoxy to repair the broken area which worked great and i switched to lower grain bullets. That was a fun shooting rifle. Most companys wont replace stocks and barrels and such if they dont make them anymore. CVA was nice enough to replace my rifle with something else. ive only bought 1 traditions rifle and they've been great for me. I guess ML companies are like auto makers, Doesnt matter what brand you buy,every maker is bound to let a batch of bad eggs slip by. But thats whats nice about cva, traditions brands, they make the lower $$$ muzzleloaders for you to start off with. Ive never seen someone throw out big $$$ for a highend muzzleloader to learn off of. And you shouldnt i belive, You need to start off with a low price ML to learn off of and improve your skills. And if you dont like ML, just sell off the Cheapie ML and move on to another sort. I would still to this day own that old cva if it wernt for some moron gun smith lol. But, buy what you can afford. TC doesnt make an affordable begginer ML which hurts them i belive. If you are a young kid or a guy with a family and low income and want to buy a ML and walk into a TC store, that guys gonna be walkin right back out shaking his head and heading to a cva seller. Thats where TC screws them self. They need more affordable rifles.