Muzzy Bullet Review From CVA Optima
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:05 am
I bought a CVA Optima earlier this year and it didn't take long to find out that it shoots many bullets really well. It's an excellent muzzleloader and for only $200, I consider it to be a screaming deal. All of these bullets were shot with 2 (50) grn pellets of T7 along with CCI muzzleloader primers.
Bullet #1 - 240 Grn Hornady XTP After reading great reviews, I tried this bullet out along with the green Harvester Crush Rib sabot. Super easy to load down the barrel even after multiple shots without cleaning. This was shot at 100 yards:
Bullet #2 - 250 Grn TC Shockwave
I bought these for $5 at Walmart on clearance and thought I'd give them a try. These were fairly easy to load as well and shot pretty consistently. 100 yard group:
Bullet #3 - 300 Grn CVA Slickload Sabot Again, I found these on sale, and heard how accurate they were. The name was right- the were the easiest to load. I could push them down the barrel with one finger on the ramrod. I didn't have the chance to shoot at 100, but the results were awesome at 50. First group: I heard that these bullets could be picky with seating pressure, so I seated them a little more lightly and the results were awesome! 4 shots at 50 yards: Bullet #4 - 300 Traditions Smackdown SST I wanted a little tougher bullet than the slickload, so I tried these out. They were fairly easy to load and shot excellent groups at 100 yards. Here's 3 shots: I used them on my muzzy hunt this year and shot a buck at roughly 95 yards. It passed completely through and all I found inside the deer was the ballistic tip.
I'm sure I can get better accuracy with loose powder, but I'm very impressed with how the CVA has performed.
Bullet #1 - 240 Grn Hornady XTP After reading great reviews, I tried this bullet out along with the green Harvester Crush Rib sabot. Super easy to load down the barrel even after multiple shots without cleaning. This was shot at 100 yards:
Bullet #2 - 250 Grn TC Shockwave
I bought these for $5 at Walmart on clearance and thought I'd give them a try. These were fairly easy to load as well and shot pretty consistently. 100 yard group:
Bullet #3 - 300 Grn CVA Slickload Sabot Again, I found these on sale, and heard how accurate they were. The name was right- the were the easiest to load. I could push them down the barrel with one finger on the ramrod. I didn't have the chance to shoot at 100, but the results were awesome at 50. First group: I heard that these bullets could be picky with seating pressure, so I seated them a little more lightly and the results were awesome! 4 shots at 50 yards: Bullet #4 - 300 Traditions Smackdown SST I wanted a little tougher bullet than the slickload, so I tried these out. They were fairly easy to load and shot excellent groups at 100 yards. Here's 3 shots: I used them on my muzzy hunt this year and shot a buck at roughly 95 yards. It passed completely through and all I found inside the deer was the ballistic tip.
I'm sure I can get better accuracy with loose powder, but I'm very impressed with how the CVA has performed.