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I have a stainless CVA Blackthorn breech plug that has been shot to where the flash hole has expanded beyond safe use. Found out when a primer was blown back and a new o-ring was melted; immediately swapped to my backup breech plug and had no problems. Is it possible (and safe) to have it...

As a new muzzleloader, I'm not having much luck getting good accuracy from a new 50 cal CVA Optima V2 with nitride barrel (not Bergara finish polished, just the standard one). Starting to think not every new inline that gets shipped out is capable of 1 MOA accuracy. Any suggestions are welcome...

... aaaand I should have listened. It's been posted here before that when getting a new gun with a pre-mounted scope that you should remove it completely and reassemble it with locktite. Silly me, I checked the ring screws on my new gun, a CVA Optima V2, nitride barrel and Nikon scope. The...

The Barnes muzzleloader data spec sheet has a footnote on the 300 gr Expander MZ that says: "*For 300-gr bullets use in guns with 1:16" to 1:26" twists." I was considering trying these in my new Optima V2, which has a 1:28 twist barrel. Anyone tried these in a 1:28 barrel? Is there a known...

I'm new here and haven't posted much, but do want to say thanks for the good repository of info. It has helped get me going. Over the past month I bought my first muzzleloader (Optima v2) and tried a few loads. Today's range trip was fruitful. I tried 300 gr 44 cal Hornady XTPs in Harvester...

Any recommendations on which brick and mortar shops carry muzzleloading gear and supplies in northern Virginia? I like to support small businesses when I can, but I haven't found any local places to go to. Dicks and Gander Mountain seem to be the only places with powder, primer, and accessories.

Short time lurker, figured I'd go ahead and join even though I'm a complete newbie to muzzleloading. Having hunted with rifles, shotguns, and bows for years I've decided to give smokepoles a shot, so to speak. Just got a CVA Optima V2 nitride and Nikon scope. Haven't even cleaned out the...