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Fired the Pistol
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04/03/16 06:52 PM
04/03/16 06:52 PM
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I shot the CVA Optima Pistol today. Upped the charge from 50 grains to 80 grains of loose pyrodex. I was hitting well enough to kill a deer at 50 yds. Going to spend more time hunting with the pistol next season. I really want to kill a deer with this gun. I will tell you shooting a pistol well is much more difficult than shooting a rifle well. I have a 2x red dot on it. May swap to a scope. The red dot gives more eye relief but is harder to hold steady at 50. I think 80 grains is going to be my deer load and I'll drop back to 50 and do a little squirrel hunting with it. Put this gun up for sale briefly last year but I'm glad I didn't have any takers now.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Fired the Pistol
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04/04/16 04:18 AM
04/04/16 04:18 AM
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That's just about the exact load I shoot out of mine.
80gr's of blackpowder and have it sighted in at 50 yards. Put a halo sight on mine, and like you, wanting to kill a deer with it soon.
Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer.
My luck has been so bad lately, it could be raining pussies and I'd catch one with a dick broke off in it.
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Re: Fired the Pistol
[Re: AC870]
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04/04/16 02:09 PM
04/04/16 02:09 PM
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Pellets are actually more convenient but you'd need a 50 and a 30 to get the 80 grain load. It's a little easier to experiment with load with loose. I haven't shot 100 grains out of the pistol. I don't think it would all burn in 14 inches of barrel and it would be considerable wallop on the shooter's end. I first started shooting this I used a single 50 grain pellet but it drops or it did for me anyway when I moved from 25 to 50 yards.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Fired the Pistol
[Re: AC870]
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04/07/16 04:02 PM
04/07/16 04:02 PM
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Footnote to the pistol shooting: My dad lives across the road and heard me shoot the pistol. He thought I'd been patterning a turkey gun. He said, "whoowee. That thing sounded like a cannon going off." The short barrel and 80 grains no doubt.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Fired the Pistol
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05/17/16 08:13 AM
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Round ‘bout there
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Round ‘bout there
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In case anyone is interested in buying one of these, I have a new one in the box for $250.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Fired the Pistol
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05/29/16 04:39 AM
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I may try two 50 grain Triple 7 pellets just to see what it is like. Probably won't be that rough. I don't think pullers have as much umph as loose Pyrodex.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Fired the Pistol
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05/30/16 01:33 PM
05/30/16 01:33 PM
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I may try two 50 grain Triple 7 pellets just to see what it is like. Probably won't be that rough. I don't think pullers have as much umph as loose Pyrodex. I did 2 triple 7 50gr pellets in mine. Little thump but not too bad.
Life is a journey. Make sure and bring plenty of Beer.
My luck has been so bad lately, it could be raining pussies and I'd catch one with a dick broke off in it.
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