CVA Wolf & Powerbelt project

[Ccm11]

probably not with these rifles. If you get into the high-end custom jobs, you get a little more accuracy out of weighed charges.


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Ok good to know. Appreciate the info.

 

[Cheaha]

I shot a nice feral pig with my Wolf on Friday morning (sorry, no pictures). Very pleased with the accuracy and performance, although it was only about a 30 yard shot, lol. On Saturday, after a day of still hunting in the rain, I strapped my Wolf to my backpack so I could have both hands while bushwhacking back to my truck. I knew I was snagging on vines and branches on the way out but I did not realize I had lost my ramrod somewhere back in the woods until I got home after a four hour drive. Finding a new ramrod locally has been impossible and most of the online vendors are showing out of stock, so that sucks. When I get a new one the first thing I am going to do is devise a way to secure that ramrod so it cannot slide out without being intentionally removed. Any ideas on how to do that would be appreciated. Also, any ideas on a temporary ramrod until I can locate a new one?

 

[robby denning]

I shot a nice feral pig with my Wolf on Friday morning (sorry, no pictures). Very pleased with the accuracy and performance, although it was only about a 30 yard shot, lol. On Saturday, after a day of still hunting in the rain, I strapped my Wolf to my backpack so I could have both hands while bushwhacking back to my truck. I knew I was snagging on vines and branches on the way out but I did not realize I had lost my ramrod somewhere back in the woods until I got home after a four hour drive. Finding a new ramrod locally has been impossible and most of the online vendors are showing out of stock, so that sucks. When I get a new one the first thing I am going to do is devise a way to secure that ramrod so it cannot slide out without being intentionally removed. Any ideas on how to do that would be appreciated. Also, any ideas on a temporary ramrod until I can locate a new one?

crap! I hate it when that happens. I’ve bought ram rods from Sportsmans Warehouse. They don’t fit the gun exactly, but I’ve cut them to length until I can find one. Have you reached out directly to CVA? hey @BPI_Outdoors, can you help him?


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[Rob5589]

@Cheaha check out muzzleloaders.com. Looks like they have something that will work.

 

[Cheaha]

Thanks Robby and Rob. I will look into that site. I think I have located one locally, thank goodness. Also, several people have suggested a hair band around the barrel and ramrod to keep it in place. I'm going to give that a try.

 

[KHNC]

Im late to this thread. In my experience, CVA makes a great ML for the money. As for powerbelts, I have not found a bullet I hate more than powerbelts. I tried them and wanted to like them. Killed a few deer, but never did find a way to make them accurate. I used hornady 240gr XTP with Sabot. ( i know sabots arent legal in your state) I also used a full diam lead ML bullet that was more accurate than the powerbelts. One time i used bore butter in the barrel and shot a powerbelt after. It "poofed" out the barrel with no recoil. So dont try that. lol. Before next season i would search for a better bullet, and get even better results than you did already with less effort.

 

[danny.doy.99]

Love my Wolf!

 

[Rich M]

Is anyone else shooting 200 yds + with the 24 inch wolf?

I'm trying to decide between wolf & optima. $100 diff pretty much. Want a 200-250 yd shooter.

 

[robby denning]

Is anyone else shooting 200 yds + with the 24 inch wolf?

I'm trying to decide between wolf & optima. $100 diff pretty much. Want a 200-250 yd shooter.

I was not able to get that distance, but remember I was shooting open sites. I did not tune this muzzleloader with a scope, but I’m sure if you’re in a state that allows it, it would do it.


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[BPI_Outdoors]

hey guys,
With CVA and Powerbelt coming on as Rokslide sponsors, we wanted to review a few of their guns/bullets and get you guys some feedback.

Sam @realunlucky took on the Paramount and has been pretty happy with it (see his project thread here https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/cva-paramount-pro-2020.180899/). The Paramount is their premier LR muzz.

I wanted to review something at the entry level because get a lot of “What gun for a newbie” questions and I was curious what a we could really expect from a modern entry-level gun. At around $235, if it works, the CVA Wolf could be a great for new hunters (and on up)

See https://cva.bpishopping.com/cva-muzzloaders/wolf.html

It was a perfect year to do this as my son Cash has a November muzzleloader deer tag again this year, so we ordered a Wolf (black stock, stainless steel barrel https://cva.bpishopping.com/shop/cva-muzzloaders/northwest-models/wolf-northwest-ss-black-50-fo.html) in the Northwest Legal version (musket cap only, no #11 option).

He’s busy with school so I’ll do all the load development then he can just practice with it once we get closer to season.

Today was first day at the range.

Gun is very light at 6.25lbs and only 39” long, even with a 24” barrel. It has a 14” LOP. Handles almost Iike a BB gun (in a good way), but kicks a lot harder

Usually I do load development with a scope but decided to give it a try with the included Durasight buckhorn style, fiber-optic sight. To note, the gun only has a 14.25” sight radius, which is short, so I wasn’t expecting excellent accuracy.

I set up at 50 yards, and started with the 295 grain full lead (Idaho legal) Powerbelt over 90 grains of Triple 7 (T7). they make a Blackhorn 209 Breech plug if you’re hunting in state that allows it, I always recommend Blackhorn if legal—faster, cleaner, and no swabbing between shots.

My first shot was 13” low. I was on paper so I just moved to 100 without moving the sight. Next shot was 26” low, so I moved the sight up the ramp several hash marks (absolutely no instructions included, or on their website, on sight operation.) Next two shots we’re 6” low, but an 8” group. (Sorry my target is so messy, I’ve been using it for several gun projects this summer).

I moved the sight up the ramp to 2nd to last hash mark and fired two more. Elevation about right, but another 8” group (both groups patterned right of bull, so I made that adjustment)

As I was adjusting the windage, I noticed the rear sight was very loose! Sure enough, the screw had loosened. I promptly tightened it and proceeded to strip the screw (head only not threads). But I got it tight.

I checked the front sight and I’ll be, it was just as loose! Dang! I was more careful not to strip out the screw, but still did. Turns out its a metric screw, and I was using a standard Alan head. Checking the parts bag, I found the correct wrench. OK, my bad, but man they were pretty easy to strip. (To note, the instructions say to loc-tite the sights). The sights were now tight, so I continued testing.

I jumped to 120 grains T7 and shot a 6” group. Decided to switch to a heavier bullet, so I switched to the 348 grain full lead Powerbelt.

Started at 110 grains of T7. Next group was 5-3/8”

I then jumped to 120 grains T7 and pow, 1-3/8 group! And dead-on at 100

That’s great shooting for a buckhorn style sight. I stopped there.

One real highlight of the gun is the breechplug. With over a dozen shots, I could remove it with no tools, just finger pressure. What a great feature. It had anti-seize on it from the factory.

It was easy to clean the break-open style gun once the breech plug was removed.

Other than the stripped-screw heads, pretty good first day with the gun.

Now I just need to decide if I upgrade to a peep before turning it over to Cash. Probably will as that’s what we’re used to shooting and they are typically more accurate, and I just like the sight picture of a peep better than buckhorn. And I can increase the sight radius. However, this buckhorn definitely can shoot at 100 just fine.

If you have any question, post ‘em up.

Thanks


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Thanks for the fare first thoughts , the wolf has the industry standard twist rate of one in twenty eight. Based on my experience I have found the slower twist barrels work best with 250 grain bullets. PowerBelt has a ELR with the 250. I think if you will shoot between 80 to 90 grains of T7by volume you will see an improvement in accuracy on your gun. As for me I always test my new guns to make sure it is going to shoot using a scope. If the gun shoots. Then take the scope off and set it up my Western hunt. This will also let me know if it doesn’t shoot it might be me. And sometimes it is me but not often. Another suggestion is when I first set it up with factory sights I use a 6:0clock hold on you target at fifty yards to hit in the middle . This puts in the bull at 100. Hope this helps, it’s not the only way just a suggestion. And again thanks for the review.