cva optima

bigtim6656 · 12-20-2007, 06:35 PM

what are you guys thought on the cva muzzleloader optima 50 calit will be my first ml and i have never shot one i would perfer a tc omega or encore but do not have the cash for it

walmart has one new for 209 i think stainless barrel camo

cayugad · 12-20-2007, 06:41 PM

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ORIGINAL: bigtim6656

what are you guys thought on the cva muzzleloader optima 50 calit will be my first ml and i have never shot one i would perfer a tc omega or encore but do not have the cash for it

walmart has one new for 209 i think stainless barrel camo

I don't own one, but I have a lot of CVA rifles. While an Omega would be my choice also over the Optima, I am sure the Optima will shoot just fine for you.

bigtim6656 · 12-20-2007, 06:53 PM

i am not set on the optima or cva but i have heard good things about cva and the optima whatcvado you have and what ml in the 200 or so range would you buy

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ORIGINAL: bigtim6656

what are you guys thought on the cva muzzleloader optima 50 calit will be my first ml and i have never shot one i would perfer a tc omega or encore but do not have the cash for it

walmart has one new for 209 i think stainless barrel camo

I don't own one, but I have a lot of CVA rifles. While an Omega would be my choice also over the Optima, I am sure the Optima will shoot just fine for you.

frontier gander · 12-20-2007, 07:16 PM

cva would be a great starter. They have a better stock than what tc uses, they are not as flexy. The optima actually has a nickel barrel, not stainless. for $209 for a break open with a good rep for accuracy is a good start.

oldrookie · 12-20-2007, 08:39 PM

I am happy with my Optima. I hunted this past weekend in snow and freezing rain. Unfortunately never took a shot. The gun has been loaded (minus primer) since last weekend. Took it to the range today because I wanted to see if it would fire. It did and so did the other 2 speed loaders. I figured it to be a 50-50 proposition.

99 jeep · 12-21-2007, 04:31 AM

Love my optima elite took a doe at 170 yrds and a monster buck at 150 yrds. Im a cva fan for yrs and yrs to come, i say go for it.

Hoosier_Hunter1963 · 12-21-2007, 06:01 AM

I bought a CVA Optima Pro 2 years ago. I really love mine! It is fun to shoot and amazingly accurate once you get the right load in it and do your part.

I always thought that muzzleloaders had alot of recoil, this has very little...much less than a 20ga shotgun.

So far I have pulled the trigger 4 times on deer and dropped all 4 in 1 shot. I can't tell you how many pieces of paper I have killed with it though....MANY !!

It's just fun to shoot and isn't that what we are all after?

Good luck with your choice!

bigtim6656 · 12-21-2007, 07:27 AM

sounds good to me guys i think i will go with a cva unless something happens and i get the cash to get a omega not sure then that i still wont go cva atleast for my first gun