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You will likely need a thicker patch. My mountain stalker shot best with a 0.020 patch. Bob

The best load for my CVA Mountain Stalker is, a .490 caliber swagged Hornady round ball, a .020" premade and lubed TC patch over 85 grains of Goex FFg and a standard CCI #11 percussion cap. A TC Maxiball (370g) and a .510 over powder wad over the same powder charge will clover leaf at 40 yards...

Lots of good advice above. Here are some other things that may help: Remove the nipple and run a pipe cleaner through the flash channel to remove any crude that has built up. You can also try holding the rifle with the bolster (where the nipple is) toward the ground and tapping the opposite...

The max charge I have found in the published load data is 110g FFg under a 270g Maxi. I didn't believe believe him and that is why I had him double check. He didn't say anything about being in "transition" but he was just parroting what the computer in front of him had on the screen. Bob

I am sorry to hear about the crack in the stock.You will likely have to take care of it yourself. I spoke to TC a few weeks ago regarding a TC WMC that I picked up second hand with a very rough barrel. I was looking to see if they had a manual and I inquired about purchasing a replacement...

You are off to a good start. Working up a load is a lot of fun. When you take the time to work up a load those Mountain Stalkers can be great shooters. I know that mine shoots well. The other nice thing is that they are inexpensive. Last December I hunted all day in a steady rain/freezing rain...

Mine shoots very well with a .490 ball, .020 patch and 85g of Goex. It also shoots a 370g Maxiball well using an over powder wad and the same 85g of Goex. The only time I ever had ignition problems is with 777. Enjoy, Bob

I just picked up a new (to me) percussion TC White Mountain Carbine in .50. The barrel is a little rough but the price was right($75). Just about everyone up here has moved on to those new-fangled things that some call muzzloaders and few want to hunt with the side locks these days. My...

I have them on my CVA and it is also a short rear sight compared to the long rear sight in your picture. FWIW the fiber optic thread in the rear sight has been removed. The front sight is also modified or not an original Williams sight. But you probably already know that. The reason that I am...

It is the same as mine. 1:48 twist. Mine shoots very well with an 85g of Goex ffg, .018 TC pre-lubed patch, and PRB. The same amount of powder with a bore button and Maxi-ball also shoots well. It is a good shooter if you take the time to work up a load and it is a great field gun as it is...

I lost a barrel wedge last month while I was hunting and I go some great advice. Here is a link to the thread: Link Bob

You might try putting a bore button between the powder and the maxiball. I did that on my .50 (1:48 twist)and it tightened up my groups. Bob

I tape all my barrels to keep any debris out of the barrel. I fell once in the snow and had a few inches of snow in the barrel of my shotgun. I have been taping them ever since. I don't have a problem if I don't push it down with the hammer but I have found that pushing it down with the hammer...

I never really worried about keeping my powder dry in the rain as I am pretty much a fair weather hunter but this season I missed a lot of our muzzleloader season due to my wife being sick (nothing serious thankfully) so I went out on the last day of the season which was a miserable day that...

I actually have them in my ruck; just didn't think of using them. I use them to attach the tag to one of the legs. Bob

I always change my cap from day to day or from hunt to hunt if I am hunting somewhere else for an afternoon hunt. Caps are cheap. My gun stays loaded for the season with the barrel taped, unless I get caught in a storm. It always goes boom at the end of the season. During the off season all of...

What a great idea. Thank You for sharing it. I will have to do that after the season. Bob

I will say that I got great service from Deer Creek. My replacement wedges showed up today and it only took a couple of business days. Thank You Deer Creek and the members here for your posts. I hadn't considered stock shape.Thanks for the interesting post Labonte. Bob

That is what I did for the rest of my hunt except I used a piece of mountain laurel as it was handy. I figure that will hold it until the replacement wedges come in. Thanks to all for the responses. I was curious as it could have easily happened. Thanks, Bob

I have a half stock CVA that I use for hunting. Yesterday I was sitting down in my stand and after hunting 3 or 4 hours I happened to notice that my barrel wedge was MIA. I noticed that it was loose on the previous hunt but I forgot to "adjust" it. What would have happened if I had fired it...