I bought a Traditions Vortex 50 cal.pistol.Shot a 50 grain charge of 3f triple seven.The crud ring was so bad,,the next bullet was 2 inches off the powder.I know you are suppose to wipe between shots,but when you hunting you cant do that.I called Traditions customer service and they told me their guns shot just fine with triple seven and told me I could send it back and they would shoot it,clean it between shots and if it loaded,it was 100 %.They told me to try a lube on my sabot,it helps.I guess I need to check out different powders.But don't think I will ever buy another traditons product..I was speaking to one of their so called gunsmiths and he told me I was the only person to ever have a crud ring in their pistol.hmm he musta thought I was a little dumber than I am,,lol.

It is better to live one day as a lion,than a 100 years as a sheep