Hello From Colorado

[RMElkHunter]

Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. My name is Steve and I've been hunting in Colorado for a number of years, mostly during rifle season with my trusty 30-06. This year I wanted to try something new so I bought a nice Hoyt bow back in the Spring. I hunted elk with the bow in September which was really fun, but after having two nice bulls standing broadside just out of bow range, I decided that next year I'm going after them with a smoke pole instead of the bow. After doing a lot of research, I bought a new CVA Accura V2 from www.muzzle-loaders.com Wow, what a nice rifle! I took it out for some practice over the weekend and within just a few shots, I was shooting a 1.5" group (using a bench rest) at 100 yds. I was truly impressed with this ML! I must say that I was equally impressed with muzzle-loaders.com as well. I was still on the fence a bit about which ML to buy so I called them up with a few questions. After schooling me a bit on the finer points of the CVA, I pulled the trigger on the new Accura V2 with the thumbhole stock. Shipping was cheap and it arrived in just a few days. I loved hunting with the bow, and will still hunt deer with it in the future, but I'm already looking forward to the elk rut next year and I can't wait to get after them with the new CVA.

 

[bestill]

Welcome aboard and congratulations on a fine muzzleloader for sure.
The cva accura is a fine rifle.
With proper load it will kill any elk very quickly.
What load did they recommend to you?
Are you shooting sabots or sabotless?

 

[RMElkHunter]

Sabots are not allowed in Colorado for hunting, so what I have used so far has been Powerbelt AeroTip Copper 245gr with 100gr of Blackhorn 209 powder. That worked great, but next time out I will be increasing to 110 - 120gr of Blackhorn 209 with Powerbelt AeroTip Platinum 270gr. Assuming they group just as well, I'm thinking that will be a slightly better load for elk hunting. The bullet that www.muzzle-loaders.com recommended was the Thor 300 grain, but unfortunately they are currently out of stock. I contacted Thor directly and got the same answer from them. If I can get my hands on some by next season, I'll give them a try as well.