We'll do...I always do.
We'll do...I always do.
That's good to hear. My pistol sure does. I'm sure the rifle will too, as I get more experience with it.The thing I most like about my Optima is that it shoots a whole variety of bullets really well.
The firing pin group came out rather easy.,. It wasn’t bad but still had carbon on it. The new set should be in tomorrow…I won’t shoot it again until I install the new breech plug.Regarding you firing pin group, I only clean mine once a year and put a tiny bit of grease in the hole where the pin assembly sits.
Drill bit?When you seat your new plug to your action you want the primer to have a little bit of crush and you still want the gun to lock up and the trigger to cock if you take your time you can achieve all of that the only thing you'll need to do after that is use your drill bit every three or four shots. There's a lot of videos out and there's a lot of guys here that have had a lot of experience but you're headed in the right direction!
Got it; 1/8” bit with handle… I look for one tomorrow at the auto parts store… I have a similar tool used for removing carbon from my M1A gas tube…Now that I think about it, I don't believe I've ever used the drill bit on the breech plug for my pistol. Project for tomorrow morning !
Had the same problem with my V2 pistol. I slightly flattened the O rings before insertion and kept adjusting the firing pin bushing inward, until the action would just close and still lock tight. I have zero blowback now, even when using 130 grains(Volume) of T7-2F behind a 400 grain GG lead slug.The O rings did not work for me with my Optima V2 rifle. I couldn't close the breech using them. Just a heads up! Your getting great advise here!!
From the CVA Optima V2 Owner's Manual page 9.
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM LOADS FOR OPTIMA V-2 RIFLE CVA recommends a minimum of 50 grains, by volume, of blackpowder or blackpowder substitute in your CVA muzzleloader rifle. The maximum load in CVA break-action guns, and any other CVA in-line gun designated as a “Magnum” is 150 grains by volume. This maximum load is generally known as the “magnum” load and is best suited for pelletized powder due to the more efficient burning characteristics of the powder pellets. Magnum loads of loose powder may be shot but are not recommended because of their inefficient and incomplete burning of the powder. Some bullet designs depend on the thrust of the powder charge to expand, or obdurate, the bullet inside the bore for best accuracy. Loads under 50 grains cannot be depended on to do this. In many cases lighter bullets are more sensitive to this than heavier bullets and often require heavy powder charges to produce the best accuracy. For those who wish to shoot moderate powder charges of 90 to 120 grains the heavier bullets generally give better results.
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM LOADS FOR OPTIMA V-2 PISTOL CVA recommends a minimum of 50 grains, by volume, of blackpowder or blackpowder substitute in your CVA muzzleloader pistol. Although the Optima pistol shares a similar action and barrel with Optima rifle and is equally strong, the 150 grain “magnum” charge is not appropriate due to the short barrel length. In fact, the extra unburned powder can actually reduce the velocity of the bullet. Testing of various powders and pellets, using a chronograph for accurate velocity measurements, has shown that the highest velocities were attained with 90 to 100 grains of loose or 100 grains of pelletized powder.
I've got to get a muzzle brake . . . and wear a shooting glove.Wrist brace
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