SourthenILdeerhunter Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 well im biting the bullet and buying a muzzleloader while the money is still coming in and have decided on a cva wolf realtree camo stock with a blued barrel heres my question ive never fired or owned a muzzleloader what are things i need to buy to protect ti in the off season how should i store it? and for those who own cva wolfs what dose urs like best powder/bullet combo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 i bought a cva wolf. gun shoots great. as far as the blued barrel goes i hate it. i take really good care of it but it still rust and pitted. also the stock continually comes loose and has to be retightened. granted the gun was extremely cheap but i would opt for the stainless barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourthenILdeerhunter Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 yea i dont like the look of it and im re thinking my decisions and consedering others in my price range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swohiodave Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Sourthen, I have a CVA optima and love it. I shoot the hornady SST bullets with the red sabot (Hornady 50 Cal Sabot Low Drag w/ 45 Cal 250 SST Bullet - Dick's Sporting Goods) and 100 grain ( by volume not weight) or Blackhorn 209 powder. No do not let the price of the blackhorn scare you, 30 bucks at bass pro. You have enough for a LOT of shots and it does not foul up your barrel. I shot the gun around 8 times without swabbing at all and each bullet loaded just as easy as the first. The kicker is that you can only use this powder with a modern muzzleloader which you are buying and use a remington primer. Those are real shotgun 209 primers. You are not supposed to use the 209 muzzleloader grade primers which i would not use anyway. very accurate, dropped a but at 10 yards in his tracks last winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pruts Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 I bought a wolf last year (same model you described) I keep mine oiled lightly when in storage and have not had the problems with the stock that mike dose. I shoot 3 x 50 grain pellets of pyrodex and 295 grain hollow point powerbellts. Just my opinion but I like mine a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebohio Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I bought a wolf last year (same model you described) I keep mine oiled lightly when in storage and have not had the problems with the stock that mike dose. I shoot 3 x 50 grain pellets of pyrodex and 295 grain hollow point powerbellts. Just my opinion but I like mine a lot. shoot the exact same load also oil mine. granted mine is 5 or 6 years old now. cant beat the accuracy. i would still buy a cva but i would opt for a model with a better barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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