Post by: Amsdad on August 22, 2010, 10:10:15 PM
The rifle seems to be in great condition, it came with all the parts to run whichever ignition I want. I bought it as a back-up a few weeks back and decided to take it out to the range this afternoon to see how it shot. My issue is I'm in the habit of shooting 320 maxiballs in my TC Blackdiamond. I bought some 275 maxihunters to use with this rifle as it is a pre-magnum vintage, so I need to keep charges below 100. These bullets won't even start down the barrel.
So my question is this? Any idea if these models had very tight tolerances or something of this nature? Is there that much difference in the diameter of .50 conicals? I have inspected the barrel and I can see no deformity or burrs, nothing of that nature. I checked these bullets with my Blackdiamond just to be sure and they feel normal as far as loading. I tried the 320s in the CVA with the same result, they just wont even start down the barrel.
I'm on the phone tomorrow to CVA, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this kind of thing.
Thanks
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2010, 10:45:17 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 22, 2010, 11:00:37 PM
Post by: Amsdad on August 22, 2010, 11:07:28 PM
Wow..I didn't have one with me at the range because I have never needed one before. I have a few, but didn't see their need until now. I can see now that you truly have to stuff the bullet on some rifles..It was a B**** to get that bullet down the first couple of inches of barrel, but once the lands were cut it goes down fairly easily. So I take it this is fairly common with older rifles, I simply did not have that experience with any of the loads in my BD. Even the toughest sabots I could do with just the ramrod. I guess this makes for pretty good sealing in the barrel.
Thanks for the input..and back to the range I go.
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2010, 11:13:44 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 22, 2010, 11:17:57 PM
Post by: Whitelightning on August 23, 2010, 06:48:59 AM
I am with on not having to use a short starter. I don't even own one. Loading of my White's is as easy as pushing the bullet in the bore with thumb pressure! Pounding a conical down the bore seems to me is hurting the ballistics of the bullet IMO.
Post by: 22-250 on August 29, 2010, 07:40:01 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 29, 2010, 07:42:09 PM
Post by: Blsum on August 29, 2010, 08:57:12 PM
Also 22-250. My cousin had a gun that wouldn't fire all the time on the first shot. But it would go off after the second shot. He even got a new nipple for the gun and still didn't work. Come to find out they had put in a hammer spring that was to light. We ended up getting a replacement form the factory and it worked fine after that. At least until the gun went off when he didn't want it to. :bash: Then that was the last time he ever shot it.
Post by: Whitelightning on August 29, 2010, 10:31:28 PM
Another question for the cva experts got a used hunterbolt inline that had 209 ignition bought conversion for #11 caps but the caps won't seat far enought to go off actually fire the gun once that pushes cap forward then it will always fire off the 2nd time.any ideas should i try musket caps? thanks for any help Bill
Try snding the nipple it is probably a little large in diameter. I use fine sand paper and sand a little and try to fire a cap until I get one to fire everytime. If the cap is not seated on the nipple correctly then it will mushroom on the first attempt and fire on the second. :twocents:
Post by: ML_Hunter on August 30, 2010, 12:20:38 AM
Another question for the cva experts got a used hunterbolt inline that had 209 ignition bought conversion for #11 caps but the caps won't seat far enought to go off actually fire the gun once that pushes cap forward then it will always fire off the 2nd time.any ideas should i try musket caps? thanks for any help Bill
Try snding the nipple it is probably a little large in diameter. I use fine sand paper and sand a little and try to fire a cap until I get one to fire everytime. If the cap is not seated on the nipple correctly then it will mushroom on the first attempt and fire on the second. :twocents:
I have a friend with the same problem, to solve this both him and his dad use CCI #10 Caps which is normally used for revolvers. You may want to give that a try. Of course I'd just recomend using Musket Caps :twocents:.