MNOutdoorAnimal
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Hello everyone, I just bought my first Muzzleloader! I just got it the day before yesterday! I have never shot or even held a muzzleloader before, so I am very new to it all. I pretty much exclusively bow hunt, until now! I have been trying to do as much research as possible, sifting through forums and such. But I still have some questions that I havenāt stumbled on answers to yet.
As stated in the title, it is a CVA Accura MR 50 cal. As of now, I am shooting a 300 gr Hornady SST bullet, 86 gr (weighed) of Blackhorn 209 loose granule powder, CCI 209 magnum primers, and the CVA Blackhorn breech plug.
I have not tested other bullets and have not tested different amounts of powder yet, but I plan to. If people have comments or concerns regarding this setup, please let me hear it.
I have it pretty well zeroād in at 100 yards, I think... I havenāt shot enough bullets to have confidence in its consistency. But it seems pretty clear that my gun likes to be cleaned after 2-3 shots, otherwise I see a good 6ā drop at 100 yards.
So, my main question is, what is the minimum amount of EFFECTIVE cleaning that people do to clean in between shots? I know some people are able to shoot several bullets without cleaning. But so far this gun appears to like a clean whistle. So for those who do clean every other shot, what all are you doing?
Also, I hate falling victim to hype and bandwagon-jumping. That being said, in regards to CVA cleaning kit - is 8 different cleaning products really necessary? What all are others using?
And does borebutter work as anti-seize for the breech?
I have lots more questions, but I will continue to look for threads that already have the answers for now.
Thanks everyone!
As stated in the title, it is a CVA Accura MR 50 cal. As of now, I am shooting a 300 gr Hornady SST bullet, 86 gr (weighed) of Blackhorn 209 loose granule powder, CCI 209 magnum primers, and the CVA Blackhorn breech plug.
I have not tested other bullets and have not tested different amounts of powder yet, but I plan to. If people have comments or concerns regarding this setup, please let me hear it.
I have it pretty well zeroād in at 100 yards, I think... I havenāt shot enough bullets to have confidence in its consistency. But it seems pretty clear that my gun likes to be cleaned after 2-3 shots, otherwise I see a good 6ā drop at 100 yards.
So, my main question is, what is the minimum amount of EFFECTIVE cleaning that people do to clean in between shots? I know some people are able to shoot several bullets without cleaning. But so far this gun appears to like a clean whistle. So for those who do clean every other shot, what all are you doing?
Also, I hate falling victim to hype and bandwagon-jumping. That being said, in regards to CVA cleaning kit - is 8 different cleaning products really necessary? What all are others using?
And does borebutter work as anti-seize for the breech?
I have lots more questions, but I will continue to look for threads that already have the answers for now.
Thanks everyone!