Some time back I ordered a Traditions Pursuit Accelerator in 50 caliber from Midway arms. I finally got around to shooting it and ran into a problem. I had to use a piece of 2x4 to POUND the sabot down the barrel !!!! (I used a piece of 3/8 inch diameter brass rod that I keep in my car) The sabots, both using a 44 caliber bullet style and a 45 caliber bullet style (and they were from two different manufacturers) were both a super tight fit. I have owned a number of muzzleloaders over the years, but always used a patched ball instead of a sabot, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. I contacted Traditions via e-mail and they got back to me to let me know the serial number wasn't correct (my fault, I read 18 instead of 13). I sent the right number but still haven't heard from them regarding my problem. Anyone else have such a problem and thoughts about my situation? Thanks in advance for your help.