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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: Aaron bosley on September 24, 2015, 08:12:41 PM

Title: Cva
Post by: Aaron bosley on September 24, 2015, 08:12:41 PM: I think i have a bighorn 50cal and normally shoot 100gr pellets for deer and elk. What would be the max powder I can safely shoot out of it?
Title: Re: Cva
Post by: chester on September 24, 2015, 08:25:33 PM: Some good advice I got was that with modern muzzleloader you don't have a long enough barrel to burn more then 120gr of powder so anymore is just blown out the barrel. I think they handle up to 150gr tho.

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Title: Re: Cva
Post by: MountainDevil54 on September 24, 2015, 11:09:51 PM: bighorn or elkhorn? bighorn is a knight and an elkhorn is a cva. You should take a good look at what you actually have for the best advice/help along the way.
Title: Re: Cva
Post by: full choke on September 25, 2015, 06:34:22 AM: Quote from: MountainDevil54 on September 24, 2015, 11:09:51 PM
bighorn or elkhorn? bighorn is a knight and an elkhorn is a cva. You should take a good look at what you actually have for the best advice/help along the way.

I think CVA also makes a buckhorn as well?
Title: Re: Cva
Post by: Sabotloader on September 25, 2015, 08:00:43 AM: We really need to know the rifle - there is a lot of difference in the max load of a Knight and older CVA's.
Title: Re: Cva
Post by: rgcopk9 on September 25, 2015, 08:09:03 AM: The other think to keep in mind, you will only get about 100 fps out of that extra 25-30 grains. I would rather hit perfect slow than miss with a faster bullet.
Title: Re: Cva
Post by: Aaron bosley on September 25, 2015, 12:17:34 PM: sorry I was at work when I posted it. its an elkhorn pro mag
Title: Re: Cva
Post by: rgcopk9 on September 26, 2015, 11:31:46 AM: I have the elkhorn pro mag, the manual said 150 grains of FFg.. I never went over 110, accuracy fell off really fast at 110 grains