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Offline aglass1987

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CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« on: June 22, 2011, 03:10:41 PM »
I'm curious if anyone else has a problem shooting sabots in their cva muzzleloader. I have a 2 year old cva wolf .50 and it will key hole sabots, but it shoots powerbelts just fine. I'd rather shoot sabots due to better options for bullets. I shot a 4 pt last year with the aero tip 295gr at about 30 yards and I had a HUGE entrance hole (no exit hole). The only other option I have is the Hornady RFB. Anybody have experience with these bullets?
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Re: CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2011, 03:56:40 PM »
The Hornadys are awesome.
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Re: CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2011, 03:57:45 PM »
the FPB is a son of a gun to load, and in that older model cva with the tighter bore, basically impossible.

What sabot/bullet were you shooting in it? As well as what primer?
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Re: CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2011, 04:03:21 PM »
Have you tried T/C CheapShots.  They shot sub-MOA in my $88.00 CVA.  80 grains of 3f or Pyrodex is the heaviest load I'd use.
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Re: CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2011, 04:50:36 PM »
Thanks for the replies. I tried some kind of TC's I got from wal-mart, but I can't remember which ones they were. I had a hard time zeroing my scope so I went to the target and noticed the keyholes.

Quote from: bigblock455 on June 22, 2011, 03:57:45 PM
the FPB is a son of a gun to load, and in that older model cva with the tighter bore, basically impossible.

What sabot/bullet were you shooting in it? As well as what primer?
Im currently shooting 100gr of Hodgdon pyrodex loose powder, 295gr Aero Tip Powerbelt, and CCI 209 shotgun primers.
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Re: CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2011, 05:00:39 PM »
maybe the tc shockwaves.

I'd check out the 260gr Harvester PT Gold and the Harvester Black crush rib sabot.

While you're at it, pick up a new box of Winchester 777 primers, these should perform much better than the hotter CCI Primers. Primers can greatly affect your accuracy.
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Re: CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2011, 08:23:28 PM »
If you were shooting a lighter sabot 250 grn or less, go to a heavier sabot 300 grns+ or vice versa. Length of the sabot has made a difference in the various inlines I've owned.
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Re: CVA w/h powerbelts & sabots
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2011, 10:24:06 PM »
Quote from: Swampman on June 22, 2011, 04:03:21 PM
Have you tried T/C CheapShots.  They shot sub-MOA in my $88.00 CVA.  80 grains of 3f or Pyrodex is the heaviest load I'd use.

+1 - I like the CheapShots on 85gr Pyrodex RS in my CVA. Killed deer, and shot as well as XTPs
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