I googled cva barrel issues and came up with this from cva..what do you think?..BS excuse or it has merit for the accuracy problems...heres the link
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...ting-hunters&usg=AOvVaw0SFhFPgl39U9fQQIDkYgE-CVA Issues Update on Accuracy Problems Affecting Hunters
2021 has been rocky for muzzleloading manufacturers of all sizes. From supply chain shortages and disruptions to logistics nightmares causing delays for just about everyone, from the top to the bottom we’ve felt the hurt.
Latest in this year of
pain is a series of accuracy issues from hunters shooting CVAs for the 2021 season. First spotted on the forums a week ago, shooters were finding their new and old CVA muzzleloader weren’t shooting accurately. Theories ranged from junk new models recently sold by CVA, to theories about Hodgdon changing the formula for Blackhorn 209 (Both of which we know to be false at this time). None of these theories explained the issues CVA owners were having with guns that shot fine earlier in the year.
CVA dug in to find the issue and looks to have found the common denominator. All the CVA muzzleloaders with issues were shooting Paramount or Accura rifles in the .40 or .45 caliber models.
Turns out a bad batch of Powerbelt bullets are to blame, more specifically the plastic skirt wasn’t molded correctly, throwing off the balance of the bullet in flight. See the photos and statement released by CVA brand manager Jason Sebo
below:
The skirts in question look like this, pictured above, an uneven thickness all the way around.
Powerbelt skirts SHOULD look like this, even all the way around.
While I’m happy to hear CVA is on top of this issue and working with hunters to get them back in the field with proper bullets, I’m sure many hunters are feeling the crunch of time now. With powder and primer shortages still limiting many a hunters’ access to the woods, and delayed rifle shipments pushing sight in times to early October, it’s been a rough year.
Most of these issues are out of CVA’s, or any one manufacturers, hands. Getting upset and leaving angry comments doesn’t help anyone through this issue. I hope the hunters out there haven’t lost any record bucks or bulls and can get back in the field as soon as possible.
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