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CVA .32 shooting good so far
« on: March 24, 2006, 08:35:31 AM »
I tried the 777, fff in the CVA. I loaded 25 grains behind a Hornady .310 swaged ball, and a pre-lubed .10 patch. It goes off right now, and shoots around an inch at 25 yards. Shots at small objects, a red brick, at 50 yards have all found the mark. I will keep working on the load. If it gets any better than it is, it will be more than enough. I will shoot a couple of woodchucks with it this spring. Maybe a turkey in the fall. Then squirrels. I am thinking of a cap and ball revolver as a companion gun. Maybe a Colt copy in .32. I am not giving up my cartridge guns just yet, but this is lots of fun. Shotgunner
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2006, 02:21:34 PM »
Hey Shotgunner, I got my CVA .32 squirrel this summer (Oct) and have been playing with it. I'm shooting .310 rb with .010 patches on top of 3F goex with very good results. I haven't had time to experiment with different combinations, but when/if I run across something exceptional..........I'll post it for you guys.......hope you'll do likewise. There are quite a few people who have these little guns on this site and have helped me tremendously in the past with mine. I did have a few squirrel & dumpling meals from it, and when this years bushytail season opens I hope to have it fine tuned and have many more. They are very fun to hunt with and you can shoot a half million shots per pound. The extra attraction for me is I get only one shot at them squirrels (usually). I did get two shots at one squirrel but I figured he was on dope as most of them can't get away fast enough. (might have been deaf) Good luck and keep your powder dry. Rick
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« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2006, 05:29:53 AM »
How tight is the .310 ball and .10 patch? That seams like exactly bore size and would seam to be very loose? I know I use either .005 or .10 over borew size for a tight fit. I am curious :D Jack.
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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2006, 09:15:18 AM »
seems to be very good, was using the .015 with .310 ball and seemed to be a little tight.......groups are good .310/.010. I will try different combos and try to get something better. Was thinking of trying the #1 buckshot as suggested on the board W/ .018 patch.
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