gobblerroller Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Found a CVA .45 Caliber for cheap (as in 50 dollars cheap). What is the difference between a .45 and a .50's knockdown power? How far is the effective killing range with one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Found a CVA .45 Caliber for cheap (as in 50 dollars cheap). What is the difference between a .45 and a .50's knockdown power? How far is the effective killing range with one of these? Not an expert by any means, but would think the difference in how effective would probably depend on the load, ballistics are gonna vary greatly with what powder what charges and what projectile you are using. What model .45 you are talking, is it magnum powder charge capable? Far as the effective range, it would probably depend on the shooter and would definitely depend on the charge/load. Some are extending their shots with modern ml'ers a good ways on out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblerroller Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 What model .45 you are talking, is it magnum powder charge capable? Far as the effective range, it would probably depend on the shooter and would definitely depend on the charge/load. Yes it is magnum capable. For the load, in .50 cal, I have always used two pellets of 777, so I would most likely use the same in a .45 cal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 depends on what you use (sabots, conicals, etc.), but in general you'll get a flatter shooting gun with less wind drift. just not as common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVdeerhunter Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I have a .45 CVA mag. and it does pretty good. I have shot it up to 200 yards with 150g powder and 195g powerbellet and not a hole lot of drop. Only have killed 1 deer with it and it did the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobblerroller Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I have a .45 CVA mag. and it does pretty good. I have shot it up to 200 yards with 150g powder and 195g powerbellet and not a hole lot of drop. Only have killed 1 deer with it and it did the job. Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSmoke Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 A .45 will be good for deer-sized animals and down. A .50 is good for deer, elk, bear, etc. For hunting loads, I would suggest working up loads using the Hornady HP/XTP (not the MAG version) bullets. I have a T/C .45-caliber Hawken and use 90 grains of Triple Seven pushing the .400 (10 mm) 200-grain HP/XTP in a tan MMP sabot. For my T/C Omega, I use 100 grains of Pyrodex Select and either the 250 or 300-grain HP/XTP bullets in a black HPH-24 sabot. T/C barrels are usually "tight" so I use the smaller 24 sabot. I would bet your bore is not as tight as mine so I would start by using the HPH-12 sabot and go to the 24 if the 12 loads too hard. Killing range? I don't like to shoot over 150 yards but either should be lethal well past that distance with a good hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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