POS CVA!!!!!!!
11-30-2004, 08:21 AM
#11
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
The Bushnell Trophy RED DOT is on an inline. So what? Many feel an inline is not all that traditional due to the 209 ignition and the way the breech seals out water. They are allowed their opinion. Besides, I like a RED DOT.
My personal opinion is too many people take this black powder personification thing a little too extreme. They think because another shooter uses a RED DOT, fiber optic sights, or a scope, they shoot an inline, or use a sabot projectile with a larger then "they use" powder charge that for some reason that makes them non-traditional or non-primitive. Well they still load from the muzzle, an no matter what you use to sight the rifle with or what comes out of the end when you pull the trigger pushed by what ever propellant they like. it's a muzzleloader no matter whether some people like it or not.
I never considered a muzzleloader a primitive weapon. In the hands of someone that knows what they are doing with the black powder rifles, they are "almost" as sure fired a weapon as any modern one out there, whether they are a caplock, flintlock, underhammer, or inline. The only difference is you normally get only one shot, which is all you should need anyway. You want a primitive hunt, go sharpen a stick.....
Doesnt that kinda defeat the purpose of hunting with a "primative" style weapon ?
I never considered a muzzleloader a primitive weapon. In the hands of someone that knows what they are doing with the black powder rifles, they are "almost" as sure fired a weapon as any modern one out there, whether they are a caplock, flintlock, underhammer, or inline. The only difference is you normally get only one shot, which is all you should need anyway. You want a primitive hunt, go sharpen a stick.....
11-30-2004, 08:29 AM
#12
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Unfortunately, a \"Blue\" state
Posts: 1,943
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
You want a primitive hunt, go sharpen a stick.....
Just a personal opinion that you use open sights on a ML. Not putting you down , we are all "hunters"
11-30-2004, 09:01 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
Just a personal opinion that you use open sights on a ML.
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Scopes were on MLs in the 1800s. The ML Reenactment Clubs of today set rules they desire. Inlines go back to the mid 1850s.
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Scopes were on MLs in the 1800s. The ML Reenactment Clubs of today set rules they desire. Inlines go back to the mid 1850s.
11-30-2004, 04:50 PM
#14
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location:
Posts: 661
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
Same thing happend to mine. I returned it and said give me some better WELL BUILT site or im never buying another one. Well considering i walked in there the day befor and baught 4 CVA new frontier beartooth 50.cals the gave me 4 new tru light rear and front sights
12-13-2004, 08:28 AM
#15
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Kent County, MD
Posts: 64
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
I made the mistake of buying a CVA. The gun had decent accuracy, any inconsistency was more likely from my Tasco scope. But the parts and quality of the whole CVA gun was horibble. I should have bought a T/C to begon with, instead I wasted $200 before spending a lot more for my Encore, which is truly a awesome gun. Save yourself headaches and save up for a Knight or T/C, the frustration I had wasnt worth putting up with.
12-13-2004, 08:36 AM
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 8,561
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
Scopes were on MLs in the 1800s.
12-14-2004, 01:05 AM
#18
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Iowa
Posts: 100
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
I'm surprised the rear sight would even fall off, it's held on my 2 screws, I know as I took mine off to accomodate my scope. I don't blame ya though for blaming CVA, so far i've gotten good accuracy out of my Optima although alot of people curse it. I shouldered a friend's Encore and really liked it so it probably will be my nest muzzleloader.
12-14-2004, 09:35 PM
#19
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Houghton, MI
Posts: 40
RE: POS CVA!!!!!!!
I own a CVA Firebolt. I don't think they're in production anymore, becaue mine was a closeout model two years ago. Correct me if I'm wrong. I haven't had any trouble with mine. It shot great right out of the box. I've shot two deer with it and I'm planning on putting a scope on it by next season. As far as the primative vs. contemporary controversy goes, I bought a muzzleloader so I could have another week of deer hunting, not so I could go back in time. My $.02.
