Matthew323
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Mr. Tom,
Will the North West Breech Plug Conversion Kit from CVA fit into the Optima V2 pistol?
If it does, then it would seem to solve many of my current problems in getting back into muzzleloading.
I would like to shoot Swiss black powder, a lightly-lubricated wool wad, & sub-350 grain, grease groove bullets with wide meplats; using musket caps out of the Optima C2 pistol.
I would hope for this to be cleaner shooting than the dirty shotgun primers. I have no real interest in black powder substitutes, especially Blackhorn209.
I have always been a much better handgun shooter, than either rifle or smoothbore.
I started out at 10 years old with a Crossman Mark 1, single shot, CO2, .22 caliber, pellet target pistol that weighed as much as a full-size adult handgun.
My first experience shooting centerfire pistol was the 1911 in the Army as a medic. Expert all 3 years.
The Optima C2 is selling for $238.00, and the conversion kit is another $35.00 at muzzleloaders.com.
A pair of Talley, Q-D lever, steel, Picatinny scope rings from Optics Planet will cost about $124.00.
Plus, whatever the cost of the Leepers scope like your pistol is wearing. ($123.00 at Optics Planet.) (edit)
That's A LOT LESS than what I've been trying to figure out as far as getting back into rifle shooting. My WANTS far exceed my NEEDS when it comes to rifles.
The choices for black powder pistols that are legal to hunt with are FAR FEWER, thus making my life less complicated. And, the decisions much easier to make.
This pistol looks more comfortable to shoot than the T/C Scout, .54 caliber pistol that I owned in the late 1980's. That thing recoiled with Maxi-Balls, even with a scope on top of it.
How are these Optima's to clean? Are they complicated? That's why I've stayed away from the inline rifles thus far. Do you have to clean the entire back end of the pistol every time you shoot it? To include the trigger group?
Thanks,
Bruce
Will the North West Breech Plug Conversion Kit from CVA fit into the Optima V2 pistol?
If it does, then it would seem to solve many of my current problems in getting back into muzzleloading.
I would like to shoot Swiss black powder, a lightly-lubricated wool wad, & sub-350 grain, grease groove bullets with wide meplats; using musket caps out of the Optima C2 pistol.
I would hope for this to be cleaner shooting than the dirty shotgun primers. I have no real interest in black powder substitutes, especially Blackhorn209.
I have always been a much better handgun shooter, than either rifle or smoothbore.
I started out at 10 years old with a Crossman Mark 1, single shot, CO2, .22 caliber, pellet target pistol that weighed as much as a full-size adult handgun.
My first experience shooting centerfire pistol was the 1911 in the Army as a medic. Expert all 3 years.
The Optima C2 is selling for $238.00, and the conversion kit is another $35.00 at muzzleloaders.com.
A pair of Talley, Q-D lever, steel, Picatinny scope rings from Optics Planet will cost about $124.00.
Plus, whatever the cost of the Leepers scope like your pistol is wearing. ($123.00 at Optics Planet.) (edit)
That's A LOT LESS than what I've been trying to figure out as far as getting back into rifle shooting. My WANTS far exceed my NEEDS when it comes to rifles.
The choices for black powder pistols that are legal to hunt with are FAR FEWER, thus making my life less complicated. And, the decisions much easier to make.
This pistol looks more comfortable to shoot than the T/C Scout, .54 caliber pistol that I owned in the late 1980's. That thing recoiled with Maxi-Balls, even with a scope on top of it.
How are these Optima's to clean? Are they complicated? That's why I've stayed away from the inline rifles thus far. Do you have to clean the entire back end of the pistol every time you shoot it? To include the trigger group?
Thanks,
Bruce
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