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#4230024 11/14/24 10:42 PM
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Whats a goodun thats cheap…cva wolf?…i got some old h&r huntsmans in 45cal but the triggers on them are insane…like…you cant hardly pull the triggers…i bet they are 30-40lb triggers.. insane. I just kickin the idea around an wont use it much…just wonderin cause i dont know much aboutem.


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I have an old Wolf, and it shoots well.

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If you weren’t so far away, I have a CVA I’d give you.


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If you’re going to be shooting inside 100yds then most any of them will work


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I have a cva wolf that shoots good. I think it’s the best value. I would suggest getting a break action for sure


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My main muzzleloader is a CVA Optima Pro with the 24 or 26” barrel and the ambidextrous thumbhole stock. Incredibly accurate with the 223gr powerbelts and 100grs of pyrodex. We now have a primitive weapons season here so the only time it gets used is if I get a chance to hunt at the camp. The .35 Whelen is way more accurate and less mess to deal with.

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I have the CVA Optima Pro in the 45-70 cal., it's a sweet shooting gun, not a lot of recoil.....I bought it about 13yrs ago, only use it a few times a year just to play around during primitive weapon season, it's really accurate.....several of my friends have the .35 Whelen and like them also......

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Pawn shops and garage sales sometimes have good ones that you can pick up for a song.

For me, I like to stick with either knight brand or Thompson Center pro hunter. Picking up an older (209 primer only) knight is what I would do. But those Traditions Pursuits seem to be pretty accurate.

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CVA Optima - You won't go wrong

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Originally Posted by Semo
Pawn shops and garage sales sometimes have good ones that you can pick up for a song.

For me, I like to stick with either knight brand or Thompson Center pro hunter. Picking up an older (209 primer only) knight is what I would do. But those Traditions Pursuits seem to be pretty accurate.

The Traditions Pursuit is a very accurate rifle. I’ve killed deer just shy of 200 yards with mine. Had it 20 years.

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Originally Posted by Stoney
CVA Optima - You won't go wrong


This. I've got a CVA optima and it took me a while to find what it liked but I finally found that a 290 grain hornady bore driver ftx over 100 grains of loose 777 powder was the ticket. Cleaning the barrel in between each shot and if I can hold it still enough a 3 shot group will all be touching.

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Cva optima.

I shoot less than an inch at 100yds.

Bh209 -90 grain
Barnes TEZ -290 grain
Standard Winchester 209 primers.

It’s getting to the point that muzzleloader season is much more enjoyable than rifle

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Just build a smokeless with a cheap cva 4570 scout as a donor. You won’t regret it.


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Savage smokeless !


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Traditions Nitrofire.


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