Just a starting point. Presume the CVA Optima V. 2 50 cal, and using Triple 7 (not BH 209) for now. Good starting projectile to work with for late season deer?
Just a starting point. Presume the CVA Optima V. 2 50 cal, and using Triple 7 (not BH 209) for now. Good starting projectile to work with for late season deer?
-Paul
I have the same muzzleloader, and use a .452” cup point from the MP ruger only mold in a mmp sabot. Works great.
Due to the price of primers, warning shots will no longer be given!
I bought one of these guns last year after seeing a couple of guys I know shooting them at the range. I already have several in-lines that shoot well, but these CVA’s are remarkable considering the price point they’re selling at. I can honestly put five shots inside 1.5moa at a measured 100 yards with mine using Barnes TEZ 290g with the supplied sabots. I’m using BH209, but I tried using T7 (I have a couple of pounds on hand) and get just about the same accuracy. I do swab the T7 with Windex w/ammonia between shots followed with a dry patch though. BH209 doesn’t require that. The two guys I saw shooting them at the range were getting similar groups and that’s why I bought one to play around with. It shoos as good as my TC Encore and my Savage ML2. About less than half the cost.
I have been using white hot pellets with good success.
Due to the price of primers, warning shots will no longer be given!
I have 3 inlines in .50 cal. I use blackhorn209 at about 41 grs. depending on lot number, I keep loads at about 1200FPS, with cast pure lead bullets, at 500grs. I use BH209 in all my .45 carterage rifle guns for hunting and competition... I have not tried 3-7 yet or pirodex, have tried white hots, very dirty, but for the 1 or 2 shots will work. I like BH209; too bad it is so expensive; but if one looks at cost per shot, for the half dozen at the range and the one or two during hunting; I will stick with BH209 for as long as I can ???? With BH209 Cleanup is so much easier and you do not have the crud buildup when shooting multiple shots.... For me; during a 100 round match, cleaning after every shot sucks...
Two white hot pellets and Hornady Bore Driver FTX 50cal go thru mine. I haven’t killed a deer yet, but have on hogs.
I was using 100g by volume (70g on a scale) of BH209 for my load. I still have the barrel, and mounts.
Alright guys, thanks alot. Hope to get it for myself and my son when I can swing it, lot of outlay recently. Looks like the logjam might be 209 primers, not surprisingly. Hopefully for this MZ season up north.
-Paul
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |