CVA Kodiak Magnum
12-30-2011, 09:00 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Abington Mass
Posts: 158
CVA Kodiak Magnum
Anyone else have this gun? My father has one, and he has not really hunted in the last few years so I have it as an extra for any of my buddies that want to continue the season. I shoot an Omega and love it. I noticed the front sight broke off of the gun. It is made of plastic, I was like you gotta be chitten me? A gun that is used to hunt deer, walking through swamps, and thick crap is gonna get bumped at some point, and they make the sight out of plastic, ramp and all???? One of my buddies has the same gun and I mentioned it to him, his reply was same thing happened to me I superglued it temporarily till i get a new one.
12-30-2011, 07:56 PM
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
Lemoyne, You cant!
I was forced to buy a set of plastic sights in 2006? when the fiber optic broke on my original sights. You tighten up the screw and the plastic sight turns into a U and with enough force, you can slide them up the ramp with thumb-index finger.
Any time you get a gun with plastic sights, take them off and throw them in the trash because they are just flat out junk. Plenty of good affordable open sights out there to choose from.
I was forced to buy a set of plastic sights in 2006? when the fiber optic broke on my original sights. You tighten up the screw and the plastic sight turns into a U and with enough force, you can slide them up the ramp with thumb-index finger.
Any time you get a gun with plastic sights, take them off and throw them in the trash because they are just flat out junk. Plenty of good affordable open sights out there to choose from.
12-31-2011, 05:27 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
Posts: 2,976
Lemoyne, You cant!
I was forced to buy a set of plastic sights in 2006? when the fiber optic broke on my original sights. You tighten up the screw and the plastic sight turns into a U and with enough force, you can slide them up the ramp with thumb-index finger.
Any time you get a gun with plastic sights, take them off and throw them in the trash because they are just flat out junk. Plenty of good affordable open sights out there to choose from.
I was forced to buy a set of plastic sights in 2006? when the fiber optic broke on my original sights. You tighten up the screw and the plastic sight turns into a U and with enough force, you can slide them up the ramp with thumb-index finger.
Any time you get a gun with plastic sights, take them off and throw them in the trash because they are just flat out junk. Plenty of good affordable open sights out there to choose from.
In case I ever need them like in a heavy snow storm or if the scope gets fogged over from my breath when it's really cold I'll use the sights. Since there plastic and will move like MD said I took a knife and after they were set and sighted in I put a cut from the top rear sight into the bottom of it so I can check to see if my marks are lined up if it ever decides to move. Or once your sighted in you can slide off the rear sight and put some glue on it then slide it back on, again with your marks in place so you know where to lign it up.
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12-31-2011, 07:49 AM
#7
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
On my CVA Staghorn Magnum I broke the plastic fiber bar front sight the very first day on the range. Needless to say I was upset. All it did was slip and slide along the table. I even caught the rifle before it hit the ground, but that sight hit the table and broke off. So I taped it back in place with clear packaging tape. You know that real strong stuff. It is still taped. Still shoots fine. Although I did put a Simmons 4x32mm Pro Diamond Scope on it. And it is a deadly accurate rifle.
Have you ever wondered why some of the "cheap" (and I hate that word) rifles shoot so well? I mean the stock to barrel fit could be better, the plastic sights could be metal, and the old plunger style of ignition is definitely not a Omega or Accura by any means.. yet out to 100 yards that Staghorn will hold its own with most any rifle. And it shoots Powerbelts with extreme accuracy. 90 grains and a 245 or 348 grain powerbelt and it is an excellent shooter.
Have you ever wondered why some of the "cheap" (and I hate that word) rifles shoot so well? I mean the stock to barrel fit could be better, the plastic sights could be metal, and the old plunger style of ignition is definitely not a Omega or Accura by any means.. yet out to 100 yards that Staghorn will hold its own with most any rifle. And it shoots Powerbelts with extreme accuracy. 90 grains and a 245 or 348 grain powerbelt and it is an excellent shooter.
