So I have a 10 year old CVA optima .45 cal, since we got it, rusting has been an issue. My dad used pyrodex and I think that was the problem. So for 10 years it's been rusting and everytime we clean it I was stripping material out. The barrel is pitted bad but it started shooting great recently.
This year so much material was pulled out that it is not tight enough to seat a powerbelt bullet in the barrel properly and it just about goes down with just the ram rod sitting on top. First shot and all clean barrel shots felt like a .22 in recoil and it is shooting 6-8 inches low at 100 yards. So I think the main issue is the an out of spec and too loose barrel.
So what do you guys think? I might try using a 200 gr .40cal SST in a sabot to tighten it up and get enough pressure to launch it at a consistent velocity. And payed some plastic will fill in the pitting who knows.
P.s. I have a new CVA Optima .50 cal now but I wanna still try to get this gun working again so my girlfriend can use it for deer.
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This year so much material was pulled out that it is not tight enough to seat a powerbelt bullet in the barrel properly and it just about goes down with just the ram rod sitting on top. First shot and all clean barrel shots felt like a .22 in recoil and it is shooting 6-8 inches low at 100 yards. So I think the main issue is the an out of spec and too loose barrel.
So what do you guys think? I might try using a 200 gr .40cal SST in a sabot to tighten it up and get enough pressure to launch it at a consistent velocity. And payed some plastic will fill in the pitting who knows.
P.s. I have a new CVA Optima .50 cal now but I wanna still try to get this gun working again so my girlfriend can use it for deer.
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