The Lead Sled was a good idea with a bad design. There should have been a better recoil absorbing system. A lot of problems caused by the Lead Sled were from shooters putting too much weight on the sled. Then, like you said, the sled doesn't move and the firearm takes all the recoil. This results in busted scopes and stocks. I've never used one of these but heard so many nightmares about them. I've always shot off a standard rest or sandbags. My daughter, God bless her, bought me a Caldwell Stinger shooting rest for my birthday. Pretty nifty rest. Not top of the line but has coarse verticle movement in front and fine adjustment in the rear.I think I found the problem. After wasting more than 300 bullets and ruining two scopes I was asked if I was using a lead sled to sight in my gun. I was using one. Apparently the lead sled "Cup" where you set the butt stock of your gun has a thinly padded area then a metal rear plate. When you shoot the muzzleloader the gun kicks back against the metal plate then onto your shoulder (two movements). This is the equivalent of hitting the buttstock of your gun with a hammer. I put on a third scope and sighted it in with no lead sled and it sighted in and works great. 1.5 group at 100 yards compared to missing the target by many feet. Thank goodness that Burris is sending me a replacement scope. Apparently many gunsmiths hate lead sleds for exactly this reason (Google it).
Hello, I have owned 5 muzzle loader including three CVA Optima's. This year I drew a tag for a Bull Elk. For the live of me I have tried magnum pellets/triple 7 pellets and white hots and many different bullets. I cannot get this new gun to shoot consistent like my older optima. I hit the center of the target then the next shot will be 5 inches away from the first then the third shot sometime is 10 inches away from th other two and is all over the target. Any suggestions? Ive had non stop problems with this particular CVA product including a ramrod that came apart and went through my hand. Any suggestions as to how to make this thing shoot. I dont feel good about hunting an elk or anything else with it.
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