Well after getting all of my giftcards and money from family for the holidays I get to buy myself a present. What I would like to get is a CVA Wolf on sale at Cabela's for $129.99. I am only wanting to get something for the 4 weeks each fall for shotgun and muzzleloader season. Nothing that I am going to be using a whole heck of a lot. The Wolf fits into my budget because I can afford to get some rings and a scope for it at a pretty decent price all together.

My dad is trying to talk me into buying something a little nicer, like an Omega or looking for a used one. His reasoning is that in the long run it will be worth the investment. The Wolf is attractive because I am wanting to keep things in my Christmas money budget.

Is it really worth spending the extra money for something that I am going to use for only 10-12 days out of the year?

i have hunting partners that have CVA Wolf ,others have TRADITION my kid brother has my old ROSSI ,nothing wrong with those muzzleloaders they will all harvest game.

quote "Is it really worth spending the extra money for something that I am going to use for only 10-12 days out of the year? " sorry i can't answere that..your call

I say buy the Wolf. I have one, and it is an awesome shooter. I have hunted with it for 2 years now, and I have taken 2 does with it. One word of advice tho. Muzzle Loaders are very addicting, so you will probably end up wanting to buy many more in the years to come. Last year was my first year hunting with one, and I now have 3 of them.

Get the ACCURA and save thru the Summer for the rest of what you need, Cabela's has some Great Deal's going on now, you wont be dissapointed. I gave up the Shotgun about 20years ago, nothing but the MLer, once your hooked there's no looking back.
(BP)

It sounds like your Father knows what he's talking about. You just may find that you enjoy shooting your ML so much, that it'll turn into a year round hobby. Then you may have wished that you had listened to dear old Dad. I have no experience with the wolf. The omega is of good quality, and the folks shooting the accura seem pretty pleased with it's performance. Good luck on your purchase.

If your not in a hurry to get a rifle, I would wait. But if your heart is set on a Wolf.. well its your money and your decision. I am sure the Wolf will serve you well for many years. Maybe after several years with the Wolf you will buy something better, but the Wolf will always be your first rifle.

Thanks for the advice guys. I realized I should give a little more background on the issue. I am by no means new to muzzleloading. Inline muzzleloading yes, but I have been shooting blackpowder for as long as I have been shooting guns. In fact the first blackpowder gun I ever owned was my custom made .58 caliber flinlock when I was 12 yrs old. I still have it and love to hunt with it. My dad has been anti-inlines for some time now because they aren't traditional blackpowder in his book. He knows less about them than I do. That is why I question his advice.

Recently I have wanted something that will shoot accurately at a longer distance. Indiana is a shotgun and muzzleloader only state. I only hunt at best 8 days out of the year and only shoot once or twice a season. For the amount of time I hunt something like the Wolf seems to me to be the best bang for the buck right now.

Does'nt the Wolf have a short barrel? Not saying that the shorter barrel makes that big of a difference but I prefer longer for longer shots. Gee for the price the ACCURA in BK/BL is kinda cheap right now, not too much more than the Wolf... Im not trying to push you into one but My ACCURA shoots 2"groups at 200yds, not bad for long distance shooting, and Im still working on 1 1/2". I found that once hooked you always move up.
(BP)

I think you should start with the wolf.Like you said you may not like an inline.But if you do then you can buy something better,that just means you'll have two of them.It only gets worse from there.