HoleHopper
Is it normal for my point of inpact to differ as much as 12 inches low at 50 yards just becouse the temp dropped from 50 degreesto 20? Is my powder burning that much slower? I am useing 100 grains of paradox pellets and a 245 Gr. powerbelt. Could it be that my barral is not floating like it should over a sinthetic stock? Should I sand it down just like a wood stock?
Is that drop normal - I would say a definite NO!
100 grains of Pyrodex pellets should really work just fine - actually it should be an excellet powder load.
I am nor much of a powerbelt fan - but my initial reaction would be that 245 grain might be a little light - but that is not going to solve your drop problem.
The stock problem on the other hand could play a lot into your problems. I honestly do not know if the the barrel on a Kodiac is floated or not, but since it is a CVA I would be willing to bet it is supposed to be. My Firebolt really had a tremendous stock problem - the forearm was so flexible just leaning it on a branch would change POI. You should be able to take some like a dollar bill put it under the barrel and slide it all the way down to the recoil lug in the stock. If you can not your stock has probably warped a bit and you may have to take some sand paper to it.
If the drop problem persists - them you are back to the sights. My Firebolt came with some really cheap plastic fiber optic sights, a really high front blade as I remember - I think the first time out I broke the front sight. Looking @ the CVA site today they say they have installed metal sights on the Kodiac so they are probably better than my Firebolt's. I did remove them and install some TC sights both front and rear.
The Kodiac is a good gun so do not get to upset at it just work through the problem - might even give CVA a phone call they are really receptive to helping.
I am thinking that I need to swich bullets but dont even know where to begin. becouse even the powerbelts fit rather snug down my CVA. Maybe thats my problem right there????????
While I am not a real fan of PB bullets - I really do not think they are your problem. I am a bit concerned about the fact that you are saying they are rather snug going down - If your barrel is clean, normally PB's slide right down with a minimal pressure. The bullet is not designed to contact the riflings of the barrel of the barrel until firing. The only contact with the barrel is the plastic skirt at the bottom of the bullet.
What caliber of Kodiac are you shooting? and forgive me for asking are you sure you have the right size Powerbelt? - I know that is a dumb question but it sometimes helps to check.
I have done a lot of reading on your sight and have found that the CVA probably isnt all the gun I thought it was, but it should shoot better than that even with powerbelts.
There are lot of CVA nay-sayers in this world but that does not mean that they are all that bad. They are and will continue to be a capableML.
mike