bp45cal said:I went shooting to verify some zero's for Ed {we both have White 98 Elite's and he so kindly sent me some bullets to shoot}but i used the wrong powder {i used 777 2f and not 777 3f } so i'm gunna have to do it all again oh deer more shooting.I shot about 30 rounds,just load n shoot then repeat.
Here are acouple of groups from that shoot.
Shot #1 5 1/2 inches to the R adjusted scope n shot 4 more
The 2 groups are shot at well over 100 yards with wind blowing 5 to 15 mph the other was closer
Now for a poll at what distance are these 2 groups acceptable for hunting
ENCORE50A said:My "new to me" used rifle was shot a couple times today. I bought it from a lady who's husband had passed a couple years ago. After cleaning it up and obtaining some necessities, I was ready today. I ........ assumed...... that the original owner had sighted it in and that it couldn't be that far off. That said, I didn't move the bench and left it right at 100yds. I loaded the .50 Hawken with 90grs of 2f, a .490 ball with a pre-lubed patch and settled on the rest. After three (3) eye surgeries, two on my shoot'n eye, I was hoping I could see the open sights and the target. Things worked out better than expected. I fired four (4) rounds at 100yds. I may use it behind the house this year, as shots will be NO MORE than 60yds.
Never fired this rifle before and after all these eye surgeries, I'm quite happy with the group. The first round on target is the hole to the right.
cayuga said:For me it depends on if the rifle is scoped or open sights. I have noticed my eyes playing lots of trick as I got older. In fact I have a floater now, so my shooting is greatly decreased........ .
cayuga said:I shoot a CVA Optima. It has a 3-9x40 scope on it. And like you, the accuracy of that rifle is amazing. For a $200.00 rifle, that thing shoots like a million bucks. Although I did add the scope, and a $22.00 BlackHorn 209 breech plug. But so far it shoots almost anything I want to try.
So your accuracy, while not surprising, is a good indication of what CVA rifles are able to do.
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