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Offline Ladobe

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« on: September 30, 2003, 04:00:43 PM »
Bought a LNIB 1975 CVA Mountain Rifle (45) to go with the early 70's CVA dueler (45) and 1973 CVA Squirrel rifle (36).   Just a fluke they all turned out to be CVA's - but they are also also very early ones either unfired or nearly so.   No, I am not the poster child for CVA.  :wink:  Now I'm going to settle down and start shooting all three of these before I go find that custom full stock I still want.   Appreciate all your input and suggestions gents - it helped a lot, and I expect there'll be more questions as I go through the process of getting back into BP after dropping it 30 years ago.

Still need to find a deal on a lead pot and get more moulds and handles, but I think I have everything else just about covered accessory wise.

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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2003, 03:30:51 AM »
Through until you find the next one that you NEED if you are like me anyway :) I have a 45 cal mountain rifle  just like the one you bought. I got it as a kit in 1976 and it has been a very good gun. It shoots a rb very accurate and also a tompson style maxi ( cast my own ) very acurate for the slow rate of twist.
70 grains of black behind that maxi ball has dropped several deer and has always went clean thru.

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« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2003, 06:40:41 PM »
WD45

Nice to find someone else with the same older s'pole.   If I may be so bold... what ball diameter, patch thickness and load are you using for RB?

Expect it will 2 1/2 weeks before I see the rifle, but the 45 dueler will be here tomorrow on the brown truck.  

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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2003, 01:51:43 AM »
What mine likes is plain ole pillow ticking and a .440 ball. It is very tight to load but will drive nails. The ticking kind of varies between .012 and.015. A .438 dia ball is a little easier to load and is almost as accurate so thats what I use most of the time. Works for mine... I here there were some inconsistency in those earlier CVA barrels so these may not work for your  gun but it is a good starting point.... Let me know how the lead flies after your 1st go around with it. :D