Hi Everyone! New member here from Monroe, Washington.
I recently purchased a CVE Accura LR/X with the factory setup of Williams rear peep sight and front fiber optic post. Pretty decent rifle. with some of the same features others have noted, including the slightly off-center forearm. Other than the fairly cheap plastic stock, I think it's a nice investment of $650.
While sighting the rifle in, I ran into the same problem that many have mentioned - I ran out of elevation to center the point of impact at 100 yards. I was shooting two, 50gr T7 pellets behind a 250 gr. copper PowerBelt bullet. With that combo I'm shooting about 6" low at 100 yards, with elevation maxed out.
With early muzzleloader season starting in a couple of weeks, I'm willing to shim up the rear sight, but I also called CVA customer service. The rep said that Williams is supplying a different (presumably taller) sight base for the WGRS sight, which will totally fix the issue. They expect these "any day now."
With a bit of skepticism, I thought I'd ask the forum:
I recently purchased a CVE Accura LR/X with the factory setup of Williams rear peep sight and front fiber optic post. Pretty decent rifle. with some of the same features others have noted, including the slightly off-center forearm. Other than the fairly cheap plastic stock, I think it's a nice investment of $650.
While sighting the rifle in, I ran into the same problem that many have mentioned - I ran out of elevation to center the point of impact at 100 yards. I was shooting two, 50gr T7 pellets behind a 250 gr. copper PowerBelt bullet. With that combo I'm shooting about 6" low at 100 yards, with elevation maxed out.
With early muzzleloader season starting in a couple of weeks, I'm willing to shim up the rear sight, but I also called CVA customer service. The rep said that Williams is supplying a different (presumably taller) sight base for the WGRS sight, which will totally fix the issue. They expect these "any day now."
With a bit of skepticism, I thought I'd ask the forum:
- Has anyone here actually received one of these sight bases, and was it tall enough to center the elevation so you have a bit of room to adjust up or down for longer range zeros or heavier/lighter bullets?
- If so, how long did it take you to get the sight base, or is this a promised fix that hasn't actually made it into anyone's hands yet?
- For those who shimmed the site themselves, how thick of a shim did you end up using toe get the elevation ramp sort of centered?
- Has anyone found a Williams FP sight that will fit, with the 1/4 minute clicks instead of the hold-yer-tongue-just-right-as-you-tighten method that requires a tiny screwdriver and four hands!
