Connecticut Valley Arms .32 Squirrel Gun?
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
That's with the factory sights. And I have to tell you my old bifocal eyes had a hard time with those sights.
I ended up making a home made peep sight for the gun, but haven't shot it with the new sight yet. You can see it here. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...eep-sight.html
I ended up making a home made peep sight for the gun, but haven't shot it with the new sight yet. You can see it here. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...eep-sight.html
#12
That's with the factory sights. And I have to tell you my old bifocal eyes had a hard time with those sights.
I ended up making a home made peep sight for the gun, but haven't shot it with the new sight yet. You can see it here. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...eep-sight.html
I ended up making a home made peep sight for the gun, but haven't shot it with the new sight yet. You can see it here. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...eep-sight.html
#13
You'll just have to play with it. Trying different patch thicknesses and powder charges until you find one that it shoots well.
Start with 20 gr of FFFg powder and .010" patch. Move up in 5 gr increments. Then start over using .015" patches. If you still don't think the ball/patch combo is tight enough you can go to a .020" patch. But you likely won't have to.
Be forewarned - the little .32 bore fouls quickly. You had better swab your bore out after each shot. You can use a simple spit patch on a jag to wipe most of the fouling out.
Start with 20 gr of FFFg powder and .010" patch. Move up in 5 gr increments. Then start over using .015" patches. If you still don't think the ball/patch combo is tight enough you can go to a .020" patch. But you likely won't have to.
Be forewarned - the little .32 bore fouls quickly. You had better swab your bore out after each shot. You can use a simple spit patch on a jag to wipe most of the fouling out.
Here's a link you should find helpful. These folks have just about anything a black powder shooter could ever want or need...
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/127/1
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#15
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 198
That's with the factory sights. And I have to tell you my old bifocal eyes had a hard time with those sights.
I ended up making a home made peep sight for the gun, but haven't shot it with the new sight yet. You can see it here. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...eep-sight.html
I ended up making a home made peep sight for the gun, but haven't shot it with the new sight yet. You can see it here. http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...eep-sight.html
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 261
I have never owed one of those but they are neat little rifles The barrel is 11/16 across the flats, which make it extremely light weight and easy to handle. It is designed for a patched round ball. It will be a dandy little rifle for small game and plinking. Also it will not break you to shoot it. You should get about 300- 450 shots per pound of powder. I have a 32 cal flint rifle that I built in the 1980s and it will clean a squirrel's sinuses out.
#17
But many times small local shops or businesses just don't have what I want or need and if it's something that has to be ordered, well, I can order it myself and save the markup which is usually 25-30%. Many of us on this forum deal with TOW (they're NOT a chain store) because they specialize in muzzleloading, not just guns, ammo, or accessories in general. But, it's your $$$ and your right to spend it as you wish.
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