CVA .50 cal Muzzle loader sighting in

[Elbert Chamblee]

First time dealing with a black powder gun for me. Spent 3 hours at the range with a friend working on sighting in a Wolf CVA and I wasn't to impressed. What kind of groups with this type break open muzzle loader shot at 100 yards? After 50 yards we went to 100 and started cleaning barrel every shot. He had the white hots powder and a 240 power built bullets. I guess they are like most rifles that like some different brands of bullets and powder. One thing about these muzzle loaders there is no rapid fire. It shot about a 3" group is that normal or not?
Shot in a little 17 HMR Savage and that thing was a dream....tack driver too.

[fishfighter]

you using 100grains of powder or maxing it out with 150gr, had same gun but a 45cal found out that it shot 100gr better, also preferred to shoot the sabots instead of the power belt, first try dialing back on the powder, if that doesn't help find other bullets

how is your shoulder from all that shooting?

[Elbert Chamblee]

I shot the 2 -50 gr white pellets. That was what he had to shoot and waiting till last minute he couldn't find much of anything. Everything around Port Arthur and Beaumont was picked over. Recoil is about like a 28 gauge shotgun. Now you put 3 -50 grain pellets and it would be a different story. That gun kicks but nothing like shooting 100-200 rounds of WW sporting clays 12 ga bullets.

[fishfighter]

I would gues you double checked make sure scope is still tight, It could be the bullets then, mine was really consistent with 100gr and sabots

[lil bubba]

I once tried power belt and at 100 yd. you could see they were tumbling. In other words you got an oval hole instead of a round one. Knight 240 gr. sabots shot the best for me. The guy that ran the range said he only saw one gun at that time that shot power belts decent. If you go with a plastic tip sabot you need the cone shaped part , I forget what you call it on the end of your ramrod so you don't deform it. Personally I think 150 gr. is overated. 100 is plenty and I've seen guns with a sweetspot at 90......

[DannyI]

Agree, mine shot better with loose powder @ 90 gms, & different gm of sabot works different with every gun.

[papap]

Mine shot round balls better than the power builts

[Chip Landry]

I had the same thing with power builts, my uncle introduced me to these and have been satisfied with a better pattern.

[southern hunter]

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My TC Omega shoots these much better than both Power Belts and Hornady's