expensive vs inexpensive ML (open sites)

[willfrye027]

I bought a CVA wolf on the clearance rack in Walmart for $79 when i lived in Virginia so I could take part in the muzzleloader season there. It works fine and can shoot better than my eyes can see.

Personally I am using a muzzy for additional opportunity to hunt. It’s not a major hobby for me. So I am keeping it nice and simple and will limit myself to reasonable ranges expecting that I don’t plan to spend many hours at the range practicing and tinkering with equipment. I’ll approach a muzzy hunt/stalk more similar to archery and really try to get up close and personal and not fret over whether I could have tried a 300 yard open sight shot when I can just stalk into 100.

For the average dude I think there is a reasonable middle ground where you don’t need to buy a really expensive gun or sighting system for a weapon you’ll use a few times on a hunt that is supposed to get you close to the animals and be more difficult

 

[MallardSX2]

I just don’t get the hate on CVA muzzleloaders? I just don’t .

They’re great guns for the money.

Hasn't stopped me from killing things <150yd and dragging it accross the ground crawling up to animals to get <150yd. Eros are functionally fine on the optima/accura, can't speak to the wolf. Lol at embarrassed. Its hunting not a fashion show.

Keep in mind I hunt CO with full bore required (50cal in some cases) and not smokeless so distance is limited so not alot of point in over complicating it. IF you can shoot sabots, smaller bores, and/or smokeless that truly opens up longer ranges then that might merit something nicer. In CO I just need a hammer to pound the nail.

Don’t take it personally, dude I’m also a smelly Walmart shopper and CVA user and they are great guns. FIGJAM is just pissed off because he spends five times more for a gun that does the same damn thing. He’s always hating on CVAs for whatever stupid reason.

 

[ElDiablito]

There you are Mallard! I knew you’d show up eventually to promote CvA. Do you still work for BPI Outdoors?

BTW, I’m certainly not alone, if you visit a dedicated muzzy site like MML, you’ll find a hell of a bunch of guys that don’t think much of CvAs…..