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Post by olmucky on Jul 22, 2024 20:09:48 GMT -5
I bought a standard muzzleloader. But I bought a better scope (Vortex Crossfire), rings (Vortex Pro) and rail (egw). The scope is fantastic. I don’t need to have my reading glasses on to see the crosshairs. Looking forward to see how it performs in low light.
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Post by drivinmike on Jul 23, 2024 13:37:50 GMT -5
Very nice! Hope it helps fill the freezer for you.
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Post by TRTerror on Jul 23, 2024 14:23:48 GMT -5
I just bought the CVA Wolf stainless model. Slapped a 3x9 Leupold on it cause I could not find a fixed 4 power. Sweet little rig. sighting it in next weekend.
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Post by JS84 on Jul 23, 2024 15:14:42 GMT -5
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Post by richm on Jul 23, 2024 15:41:10 GMT -5
I just bought the CVA Wolf stainless model. Slapped a 3x9 Leupold on it cause I could not find a fixed 4 power. Sweet little rig. sighting it in next weekend. I have a 3-9 BDC (with the hash marks) on an Optima V2. Gotta do the same - sight it and figure out the hash marks.
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Post by swampdog on Jul 23, 2024 17:20:45 GMT -5
Still hunting with my CVA Wolf. It shoots a lot more accurately than guns costing many more times its price. No need to upgrade at this time.
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Post by Stumpy on Jul 23, 2024 17:34:31 GMT -5
Front loaders are fun. You can hear the bullet hit the deer when you shoot one.
If you use pyrodex or 777 powder use soapy warm water to clean the bore and gun, then light oil.
Blackthorn 209 use hoppies #9 and then oil.
Always remove the plug and clean the primer pocket and channel when cleaning. Grease the threads on the plug when clean
Always burn the oil out of the bore by shooting a couple of primers, before loading powder.
If shooting pyrodex or other dirty owder, I like to wet a patch and swab the bore and follow with dry patch between each shot. This helps to keep shooting at the range.
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Post by olmucky on Jul 23, 2024 17:54:09 GMT -5
Front loaders are fun. You can hear the bullet hit the deer when you shoot one. If you use pyrodex or 777 powder use soapy warm water to clean the bore and gun, then light oil. Blackthorn 209 use hoppies #9 and then oil. Always remove the plug and clean the primer pocket and channel when cleaning. Grease the threads on the plug when clean Always burn the oil out of the bore by shooting a couple of primers, before loading powder. If shooting pyrodex or other dirty owder, I like to wet a patch and swab the bore and follow with dry patch between each shot. This helps to keep shooting at the range. Good stuff!
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Post by TRTerror on Jul 23, 2024 17:57:08 GMT -5
YEA..They can be a bit of work.. I keep a single burner propane stove and an ole style coffee pot at my shop. Add water , wait till smoking hot and swab the bore. Sometimes my barrel will get so hot from cleaning you can't hardly touch it...but it's Clean ! Damm Clean...
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Post by richm on Jul 24, 2024 5:48:53 GMT -5
One of the best ML bore cleaners I've found so far is 50/50 blue windshield washer fluid and rubbing alcohol.
I too, like to swab between shots and when getting ready for hunting, every 3 shots. Not gonna be able to do a wet patch and a dry patch if a deer is flopping around...
Some more unwanted advice - after you clean your bore use flitz metal polish or car wax and polish the inside - then oil it. ML powders are pretty darn corrosive.
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Post by richm on Jul 24, 2024 5:53:08 GMT -5
Still hunting with my CVA Wolf. It shoots a lot more accurately than guns costing many more times its price. No need to upgrade at this time. I had a wolf and couldn't keep it inside a paper plate at 100 yards. The Optima was shooting cloverleafs when I got it. The year I shot a deer, had to fight to keep it in a 6-inch circle. No idea what I'm walking into this year. Gonna snug down the scope and start with 777, FTX bullets in crush ribbed sabot, and federal 209A primer. Seems silly to worry much about it for a 3-day hunt but wanna be able to shoot a legal deer if shot presented within 150, maybe 200 yards.
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Post by bridgeman213 on Jul 24, 2024 7:40:05 GMT -5
Still hunting with my CVA Wolf. It shoots a lot more accurately than guns costing many more times its price. No need to upgrade at this time. I had a wolf and couldn't keep it inside a paper plate at 100 yards. The Optima was shooting cloverleafs when I got it. The year I shot a deer, had to fight to keep it in a 6-inch circle. No idea what I'm walking into this year. Gonna snug down the scope and start with 777, FTX bullets in crush ribbed sabot, and federal 209A primer. Seems silly to worry much about it for a 3-day hunt but wanna be able to shoot a legal deer if shot presented within 150, maybe 200 yards. Every inline or flintlock I've ever owned did way better after I dry patched the bore after every shot. Loose 777 was my go to.
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Post by meateater on Jul 24, 2024 10:17:47 GMT -5
YEA..They can be a bit of work.. I keep a single burner propane stove and an ole style coffee pot at my shop. Add water , wait till smoking hot and swab the bore. Sometimes my barrel will get so hot from cleaning you can't hardly touch it...but it's Clean ! Damm Clean... you must be a old fart,, thats exactly how ive cleaned my muzzleloaders for 40 years. boiling hot water. only thing i do different these days is lube up the bullet before loading it, not as strong as i used to be i guess.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jul 24, 2024 11:26:18 GMT -5
A little hint for reloading while in a hunting situation. To lube the sabot, I wipe my my finger on the side of my nose and then wipe the sabot. It provides just enough lubrication to load easily.
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Post by swampdog on Jul 24, 2024 12:02:36 GMT -5
My wolf will still put two shots through the same hole at 100 yds. I use a lead sled to verify the scope and bore are still on before the season. Already planning a day at a private range with a buddy.
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