Muzzy Bullet Review From CVA Optima

I bought a CVA Optima earlier this year and it didn't take long to find out that it shoots many bullets really well. It's an excellent muzzleloader and for only $200, I consider it to be a screaming deal. All of these bullets were shot with 2 (50) grn pellets of T7 along with CCI muzzleloader primers.

Bullet #1 - 240 Grn Hornady XTP I used them on my muzzy hunt this year and shot a buck at roughly 95 yards. It passed completely through and all I found inside the deer was the ballistic tip.

I'm sure I can get better accuracy with loose powder, but I'm very impressed with how the CVA has performed.
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Shedfreak88
Great review :thumb seems to be one heck of a shooter for sure
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derekp1999
Sweet mercy, why did you not use the Shockwave?!? That's about as good group you could ask for.

Great write up.
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"derekp1999" wrote:Sweet mercy, why did you not use the Shockwave?!? That's about as good group you could ask for.
I thought about using the shockwave but I ended up going with the heavier SST in case I tried to fill my cow elk tag during my muzzy deer hunt. I never had time to look for elk though..
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Great review. Were you shooting open sites?

Unfortunately I've had bad luck with the shockwaves on game but they are great for paper. Fortunately for you you didnt use them. :)
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"Top Gun" wrote:Great review. Were you shooting open sites?

Unfortunately I've had bad luck with the shockwaves on game but they are great for paper. Fortunately for you you didnt use them. :)
 I was actually using a traditions 1x scope shooting off of some homemade sand bags. What helped most was placing a large X on my targets with duct tape. That allowed me to settle the crosshairs fairly consistently.
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"waspocrew" wrote:I thought about using the shockwave but I ended up going with the heavier SST in case I tried to fill my cow elk tag during my muzzy deer hunt. I never had time to look for elk though..
 I forgot about the cow tag you have... BTW, I'm still working on getting that officer's number for you. My friend still has the officer's card & but whenever we cross paths it slips our minds. I'll see him again for the muzzleloader elk hunt & hopefully I can get it from him then.
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"derekp1999" wrote: I forgot about the cow tag you have... BTW, I'm still working on getting that officer's number for you. My friend still has the officer's card & but whenever we cross paths it slips our minds. I'll see him again for the muzzleloader elk hunt & hopefully I can get it from him then.
 That would be awesome! Thanks again for looking into that for me- I really appreciate it!
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