elmerkeithclone
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Hey gang, I'm an Iowa boy looking forward to the start of Iowa early muzzleloader season which happens at sun up tomorrow.
I just purchased the gun listed in the thread title and thought I'd give you guys a heads up on this rifle. Two things: #1 I went home the after the first evening at the range and was dejected thinking either my new gun was junk or the new Nikon 2-7x muzzleloader scope was faulty. An 8 inch group was all the better I could get the Accura to produce no matter what powder and sabot/bullet I used. I tried Pyrodex, Pyrodex Select, Tripple Seven, Tripple Seven Pellets and BKH209. I tried 240 grain Scorpion sabots, 240 grain Hornady XTP sabots and I even tried some Knight 250 grain sabots. I tried loads that ranged from 70 grains through 130 grains. It didn't matter. I was at the range for 4 hours and came home dejected. A call to the friend who recommended this gun to me solved most of the issue. As it turns out the only bullet that these rifles shoot well9at least his and mine) is the CVA PowerBelt and a few copycats of the Powerbelt......the Scorpion version being one. I bought a package of the 245 grain Powerbelts and then headed to the range the next morning. I'm all smiles now. My first 3 shot group came in at 1.75 inches at 100 yards. No matter what powder I chose 100 grains of it would produce groups of 2 inches or under. So guys, go with the Powerbelt or Scorpion copycat to start with and you'll save yourself some time and grey hairs. this leads us to #2 thig to be aware of. DO NOT put a bipod on the front sling swivel stud and then torque it down, Doing so will put much upward pressure on the front of the stock and will mess with the guns harmonics. The stud is located in a curved portion of the stock and tightening the bipod will result in the flat surface of the bipod to pull down on the stud and force the the front of the stock up. My buddy learned the hard way. He warned me and i'm passing it on. He is a gunsmith for Brownell's(credibility is everything).
Good Shooting EKC
I just purchased the gun listed in the thread title and thought I'd give you guys a heads up on this rifle. Two things: #1 I went home the after the first evening at the range and was dejected thinking either my new gun was junk or the new Nikon 2-7x muzzleloader scope was faulty. An 8 inch group was all the better I could get the Accura to produce no matter what powder and sabot/bullet I used. I tried Pyrodex, Pyrodex Select, Tripple Seven, Tripple Seven Pellets and BKH209. I tried 240 grain Scorpion sabots, 240 grain Hornady XTP sabots and I even tried some Knight 250 grain sabots. I tried loads that ranged from 70 grains through 130 grains. It didn't matter. I was at the range for 4 hours and came home dejected. A call to the friend who recommended this gun to me solved most of the issue. As it turns out the only bullet that these rifles shoot well9at least his and mine) is the CVA PowerBelt and a few copycats of the Powerbelt......the Scorpion version being one. I bought a package of the 245 grain Powerbelts and then headed to the range the next morning. I'm all smiles now. My first 3 shot group came in at 1.75 inches at 100 yards. No matter what powder I chose 100 grains of it would produce groups of 2 inches or under. So guys, go with the Powerbelt or Scorpion copycat to start with and you'll save yourself some time and grey hairs. this leads us to #2 thig to be aware of. DO NOT put a bipod on the front sling swivel stud and then torque it down, Doing so will put much upward pressure on the front of the stock and will mess with the guns harmonics. The stud is located in a curved portion of the stock and tightening the bipod will result in the flat surface of the bipod to pull down on the stud and force the the front of the stock up. My buddy learned the hard way. He warned me and i'm passing it on. He is a gunsmith for Brownell's(credibility is everything).
Good Shooting EKC