CVA Kodiak

[garry_3000]

I am new to ML and need some help from others with CVA kodiaks. I am trying to sight in my ML but cant find good combo poeder and bullet. So what should I try. I am using 777 50/50 x 2 , 250gr HTP , CCI primer and cant get good groups at 50 yrd or 100 yrd. Thanks

[MountainDevil54]

regular cci shotgun primers? if yes, Get some Winchester 777 primers or Winchester W209 primers. Primers can make a huge difference in group size.

Im not sure what bullet you are shooting but i can suggest a .451/.452" hornady xtp in a short black harvester mmp-12 sabot.

Powerbelts, try the 295 + The 348's would probably shoot tighter.

[oldsmellhound]

If you're sure your sights are solid (i.e. good scope mount) the first thing I would do is switch to loose powder. I could never get good accuracy with pellets (some people do, some don't). This was a typical group with T7 pellets:


Actually, that was a GOOD group with pellets. After switching to loose powder and playing around with charges, I'm able to shoot these kind of groups with the same bullets:


Try some loose Triple Seven or Pyrodex- start at 80 grains of powder, and work your way up in 5 grain increments until you find what your rifle likes.

[stevemiller]

use 110gr 777 loose powder and 777primers. 250gr sw super glides hit hard and is very accurate and you will cut the same hole. that is one of the best rifles i have ever had

[matt6506]

ihave a kodiak and i shoot 90 grains of 777 loose powder, a 250 gr thompson center shockwave sabot and regular cci shotgun primers and i get sub 4 inch groups out to 150

[mw0248]

I have shot pellets (2x50), and loose pyrodex and 777 out of my CVA KODIAK; If you shoot pellets or loose of either one, you should only use muzzleloader primers (winchesters are best) I shoot Barnes .451 TMZ in 250 gr; I am dead on at 150 yds, and it shoots holes in the bull; I have switched to Blackhorn 209 loose powder, which is harder to ignite, and requires 209 shotshell primers for ignition; I started with CCI209, and switched to FED209; This powder (at 100 GR) with a Barnes 250 gr. TMZ is the best load I have found; Plus, I shot 15 rounds without having to swab the barrel between shots;

[Kathwacckkk]

Welcome!

I have the CVA Kodiak Mag. Had real trouble getting it to hold steady groups at 100 yards. Finally switched to the 245gr aerotip powerbelt (from the 295gr) over 100 gr 777 pellets and a Winchester 209 primer. Now it is a tack driver.

That being said, my biggest problem was not the load combination, but the loading, cleaning and shooting routine. I found to maximize accuracy, I need to swab/clean the barrel the same way, seat the bullet with the same force and basically keep everthing as consistent as possible shot to shot. For example, I cannot use different force in seating the projectile from shot to shot and expect accurate and consistentresults.I actually started doing a full cleaning after every shot just to make sure my routine was the same. The extra time this took was worth it when I started seeing the accuracy and consistency I was hoping. I am going to shoot with a clean gun in the filed anyways, might as well practice with one.

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