My nephew has a .50 inline CVA that he has a BIG problem with, to the point of being dangerous I think. He is using 2: 50 gr Pyrodex pellets and 295 gr Powerbelts. When he loads on a clean barrel, everything is good. BUT when he loads after just 1 shot, the Powerbelt is a good 1/4" to 1/2" away from the powder charge, based on the ramrod!! That is definately not a good thing.

I have no experience with inlines, but I want to help him resolve this. With my traditional Pedersoli, shooting 80 gr loose 777, I can go at least 4 to 5 shots with a Powerbelt before I can really start to feel it get hard to load at the bottom. Any ideas what could be going on?