I think that's a wise decision Doegirl. And if they find there is indeed something wrong with the rifle, make a stink. Tell then you spend lots of money on powerbelts to try and tune that monster. Then ask them if perhaps they'd change it out for a .50 caliber. Not really any more recoil, just as long range capable, easier to tune, better selection of projectiles, legal for large game hunting in more states,and less barrel pressures in your loads... (can you tell I like the .50 caliber over the .45 caliber.. )

CVA customer service has been really good to me when I needed them. I hope they can fix your problem and get you up and shooting ASAP.

Hoping they do find (and correct) the issue, I would insist that CVA send me at a minimum, replacement projectiles (With CVA you get Powerbelts) to compensate for what you have invested at the range thus far.

Let us know what happens...

M2C.

doegirl, i did same thing years ago with my .50 cal t/c hawkins.i switched from my reliable MAXI-BALLS to the maxi-hunters.i blamed my gun. it was those lousy maxi-hunters.only 2 bullets i can get to shoot good in my hawkins is maxi-ball and powerbelt bullets.others are more experts than me, but my problem was bullet and it did shoot all over the paper.take care.

your right. back in 1971,my dad took me too gun shop here in pa.back then you only had 1 ,no wal-marts etc.there was about 6 different muzzleloaders in rack.he grabbed one and said, pull it up to your shoulder and check how it feels. 5 felt terrible, then i pulled the THOMPSON .50CAL HAWKINS flintlock. i was sold on that baby.it felt great and balanced fine. it was 119 dollars each. so, he bought me 2 of them, thats way dad was .he loved to see us happy.i have shot many bucks with that .50cal.also stores handle more .50cal stuff than .45 cal.take care

Doegirl solved her problem.

UH-HUH Took the CVA back to Gander MT. The refunded my money, no questions asked. Came home with an "upgrade"-a T/C:

very nice choice of rifle... I am sure you will be very happy with the Thompson Center.

Doegirl75

Great looking gun - but I can not help myself... what caliber?

Got this feeling you are going to love it...

It's a 50. Now, I gotta let the ego deflate....Seriously,though, I'm a firm believer in you get what you pay for. I'm just thankful I could afford it when the CVA went bonkers. It will be awhile before I can get some quality glass on it..The Banner will have to do for now.

Doegirl75

I am biased, I know that, but I think you are really going to like the 50 vs. the 45. One of the loads I am using in all of my inlines is a 10mm 200 grain XTP in a MMP 50/40 sabot - talk about a sweet shooting setup...

Some states do not allow .40 for ML hunting some do, Idaho doesn't during ML but it is OK during regular rifle season so since I hunt all year round now with aML it could work for me.

I think your Banner will work just fine, especially if you like the scope. If you do decide to make a change and want to stay in the inexpensive or less expensive area take a look at the Swift Premier line of scopes. I got a 2x7x40 the other day and itreally shows promise, can not fiure out what I am going to put it right yet, but it will end up on something.

Good luck and Good shooting