What else do I need?

[Farmingdales Finest]

I picked up the CVA Optima I won at a dinner today and below is what I was able to get at the store. When I got home I mounted the scope using levels that I use for setting up a bow and then a household level.

I know I will need a case but they didn’t have the CVA one I wanted. I forgot to look for a sling and speed loaders. What am I missing?

 

[illinoishunter]

Congrats on your good fortune. You've basically got what you need to go put some holes in paper. I'd pick up a brass cleaning brush for the barrel and another to clean the breech plug. Windex works well on your cleaning patches. The ramrod that comes with it sucks pretty bad but many make it work.

Anything else depends on your intentions with the new toy.

 

[Farmingdales Finest]

Congrats on your good fortune. You've basically got what you need to go put some holes in paper. I'd pick up a brass cleaning brush for the barrel and another to clean the breech plug. Windex works well on your cleaning patches. The ramrod that comes with it sucks pretty bad but many make it work.

Anything else depends on your intentions with the new toy.

I have a range rod that I forgot to put in the picture and the cleaning kit has a brass brush. Do I need more brushes.

I just put in an order at Muzzleloaders. For some speed loaders, a sling, CVA Barrel Blaster patches, and a case.

A bunch of people told me to find a drill bit that fits to clean the hole in the breech plug. Is that bad advice?

 

[illinoishunter]

Not bad advice at all. Especially if you are sticking with pellets. The qrbp cleaning kit from cva works well. I don't remember if it comes with the flash hole cleaning tool.

 

[jd24.5.48]

Depending on how well the gun shoots with the pellets you might want to get some loose powder, a powder flask, and a powder measure. The xtp 240s are an excellent bullet for deer!

 

[Farmingdales Finest]

Depending on how well the gun shoots with the pellets you might want to get some loose powder, a powder flask, and a powder measure. The xtp 240s are an excellent bullet for deer!

As most things I do, I end up going all in. This is I am sure just baby steps to get me up and running for the firearm deer season we have in December in NJ.

 

[ElDiablo]

A bunch of people told me to find a drill bit that fits to clean the hole in the breech plug. Is that bad advice?

If you mean the flash channel, then that’s good advice. The flash hole, on the other hand, should be cleaned very gently and not with a drill bit unless you want to speed up erosion.

 

[Farmingdales Finest]

If you mean the flash channel, then that’s good advice. The flash hole, on the other hand, should be cleaned very gently and not with a drill bit unless you want to speed up erosion.

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Honestly I don’t know the parts well enough to answer whether it’s the channel or the hole. Frankly with what I read I would have used it for all of the breech plug.

 

[Muley Hunter]

For the breech plug.

https://muzzle-loaders.com/collections/cleaning/products/cvar-qrbptm-clean-out-tool-kit

 

[ElDiablo]

Or better yet - save yourself about $25 and get a regular drill bit (that fits) and a torch tip cleaner set.

https://www.amazon.com/Herain-Carbu...699&sprefix=torch+tip+cleaners,aps,229&sr=8-3

 

[Muley Hunter]

Problem with that is some guys get carried away with just a drill and start drilling out the BP. You can't do that with the tool I showed.

 

[ElDiablo]

That is an expensive drill bit in the kit. Use any bit by hand and there’s no risk in damaging the plug.

 

[Muley Hunter]

I was talking by hand. Hold the drill and turn the BP. You can shave metal.

 

[ElDiablo]

I was talking by hand. Hold the drill and turn the BP. You can shave metal.

Dull the tip of your bit before you use it if that worries you.

 

[Muley Hunter]

Or buy the tool.

 

[CVA Fanboy]

Nice if ya got any 35mm film canisters laying round they make nice speed loader in a pinch. Worried about that QRBP Well here ya go