ORIGINAL: Chall1525
its a cva stag horn magnum.. its just a little cheap cva my dad actually won at a Ducks Unlimited banquent. im really new to the black powder hunting, so i appreciate the help alot.
i shoot 100grs of pyrodex pellets with a 300g shockwave bullets. its .50 cal btw. the other day i was on about a 6 inch group at 100 yards with a pretty dirty barrel, before i figured out how important it is to clean it as often as you need to. ill be back at the range before muzzy season this weekend. hopefully with better results.
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Don't underestimate that CVA Staghorn Magnum. It was one ofthe first inline rifle I ever owned and still own. Mine will shoot 90 grains of loose powder and a 240 grain T/C Mag Express XTP excellent. And for deer that is all the medicine you would need. I've also shot a lot of different projectiles out of it with excellent results. I have a RED DOT on mine. Also 90 grains of powder and a 245 grain aerotip powerbelt will shoot excellent as well.
The other day I was shooting 70 grains of Goex 2f loose and some 370 grain Lyman maxiball. At 50 yards it was holding about a 2" group and I was more then pleased with that, as for a deer load you could not ask for more.
Another hint with your Staghorn, every 10 shots or so, take a small screwdriver and give that breech plug a little twist. It will help to make sure it does not seize up. And when you clean it, about every 5th time, clean the trigger assembly real good.
When I clean the rifle, I take the two screws that hold the trigger on, out and pull the trigger. That way you do not push crud and fowling into the trigger assembly. To clean the trigger get some brake cleaner at Wal Mart. Wear eye protection. Take it outside and shoot the high pressure brake cleaner through the assembly. It will blow all the gunk out of the trigger and make it more smooth and crisp. After that shake it good. I then take some Birchwood Casey Sheath spray and give the inside guts of the trigger a blast. It will really make a nice trigger for you.
Also after you pull the barrel from the stock and remove the hammer/striker, spring and lock nut, then take the trigger off before you attempt to remove the breech plug. It really makes it easy to back that plug out. And when you assemble the rifle just reverse the order, plug, trigger, hammer/striker, spring and lock nut.
Good luck with your rifle.