Dudes that shoot the CVA Elkhorn

[Rick]

What kind of powder and bullets are you using?

I picked an Elkhorn up this morning and don't know where to start. I've played with a .54 CVA,but that was back before the sabots and the new powders were on the scene.

Hunting deer with it next year,and depending on how that goes I may try elk after that.

[jackelope]

I did well with 777 loose powder and either the Barnes TMZ's, 250 grain sabots I think??, or the 295 grain tipped copper powerbelts with great results. 90-100 grains of powder. This was in a CVA Bolthunter Pro. This discussion has been on here before and I think the combination I used for mine was about the same, if I remember correctly, as the guys using the Elkhorn.

[Machias]

I used 100 grs. of pyrodex and the Barnes 295 gr TMZs bullets with the musket caps.  It would bust a clay pigeon everytime at 100 yards!

[carpsniperg2]

My go to muzzle loader is my elkhorn. I shot the 340g dead centers with 125 grains of pyro rs for year and still would shoot them, them are a fantastic bullet and me and my family have killed a lot of critters with them. The loads i am using now is 290 barnes tmz 110 grains of triple 7 fffg. I have shot 2 buck with this load and they have done very well.

[carpsniperg2]

O and musket caps all the way for me

[smokey]

I have taken a couple large deer with my cva elkhorn using 90 gr. 2f 777 and either a 240 gr hornady XTP, or a 300 gr. XTP. I have found that the harvester crush rib sabots are easier loading and most accurate as well    These loads penetrate well and drop them in their tracks. For your gun, try different bullets and loads until you find it's sweet spot.

[deadyote]

I shot my bull this year with 100 grains of 777 pellets and 300 grain Hornady SST's and dropped him in his tracks at 167 yards.