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Update So after he got the gun home and checked it out, the firing pin was stuck out, so when he closed the receiver, it punched the primer.

Ill start this by saying this wasn’t my gun and I wasn’t even there. A buddy just called saying he was at the range and had shot his CVA Optima several times. He loaded gun, opened the action and put in a primer. When he closed the action the gun discharged. Fortunately he was using proper...

Has anyone done any testing with some light recoiling loads for kids? I know every guns shoots different, I’m talking about field performance on deer sized game.

Nice VA buck!

Thanks guys. The National Forest has been good to me the last few years. I hunt some farms too, I just like the challenge and adventure of the mountains.

So I have been a smokeless owner for about 2 weeks. I got a Jeff Hankins CVA hunter conversion. Threw a vortex diamondback on it and headed to the range. Loaded with 58 gr of 4198 and a Parker BE 275gr. Two shots to get close at 100, and fired a .7” 3 shot group. 6 days later I got out for...

Is there anything special to cleaning a smokeless muzzleloader or just treat it like a regular centerfire? Also, how long would you leave one loaded during hunting season assuming you weren’t out in the rain or snow? With black powder I always push out my load, clean the gun and start new each...

Yes indeed. I killed my best buck ever this year, but I’m just as happy knowing that him and the two other deer I killed this year will keep me from buying meat next year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very nice. I’ve become a big fan of the 7mm-08 over the last couple years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What butcher shop are you using? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The kids are happy because this deer was going to the butcher shop to make cheese hotdogs. We went through 40 lbs last year Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As you can see I’m not the most patient hunter until my freezer is full. I’ll spare the un exciting details. I will say I’m loving my switch this year to the 300gr XTP’s. This one ran 30 yards with blood everywhere Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s been a rough season for me so far, limited time and maximum bad luck have plagued me since the beginning of archery. This evening looked to be more of the same as we pulled into the property and found the area I intended to hunt flooded from overnight rain. I went to my second choice of a...

Picked up something I’ve always wanted yesterday. I grew up reading the old articles about hunting and the favored guns of the times, and the savage 99 has always intrigued me. I would rather have a 250-3000 or 300savage, but I picked up this 308 on a great deal. Sent from my iPhone using...

I usually don’t hunt the mountains until I am comfortable with my freezer situation. I don’t want to be tempted to shoot a meat buck. That drag is bad enough when it has a nice set of horns attached to it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You can have thousands of acres all to yourself around here because no one wants to work that hard to not see a deer for 5 days. My dad and I hunted those mountain deer hard last year, and saw 3 bucks total, but two of those bucks, well... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yup, I did it from Virginia. The drive out was fine, that drive home is looooong. We drew a unit with one point with the special tag. I killed this buck 40 minuets into the hunt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Definitely get a preference point for this year. Lots of good units you can draw with one point. I hunted does in a unit last year that was 100% draw with one point, and had multiple opportunities at nice bucks. I had already filled my buck tag in another unit. Shoot me a PM, I’d be happy to...

I wish I had a tag this year. I’ll be building preference points for a few years Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve considering abandoning my triumph and getting another smoke pole. I’ve read the specs but was wondering what the experts opinions are between these two. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk