Chris in Idaho
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Hi everyone,
I just bought a CVA Optima V2 NW in hopes of connecting on a cow elk this December. A friend of mine has one, and after I bought mine my dad went and bought one as well. So we have a sample size of three to compare.
The other two have very good triggers, light and crisp with no creep. Mine, however, has such a hair trigger that I think a stiff breeze would set it off. It's a night and day difference from the other two Optimas. I honestly think if I wore my fleece camo gloves, the gun would go off before my finger could feel the trigger. I took it by a gun shop and asked them to put a trigger pull scale on it, and according to their gauge (mechanical sliding style) it broke at 1/2 pound.
I'm wondering if it's just a case of tolerance stacking, or if there could be a machining chip preventing full sear engagement? I would like to get in there and clean the trigger mechanism but I'm not sure if there's a good way to access it?
For the short term I'll just never cock the hammer until my sights are on target, but eventually I would like to have a more positive feeling and confidence inspiring trigger.
I'm also going to have questions about loads and non-plastic sights, but I'll save those for another time.
Thanks!
I just bought a CVA Optima V2 NW in hopes of connecting on a cow elk this December. A friend of mine has one, and after I bought mine my dad went and bought one as well. So we have a sample size of three to compare.
The other two have very good triggers, light and crisp with no creep. Mine, however, has such a hair trigger that I think a stiff breeze would set it off. It's a night and day difference from the other two Optimas. I honestly think if I wore my fleece camo gloves, the gun would go off before my finger could feel the trigger. I took it by a gun shop and asked them to put a trigger pull scale on it, and according to their gauge (mechanical sliding style) it broke at 1/2 pound.
I'm wondering if it's just a case of tolerance stacking, or if there could be a machining chip preventing full sear engagement? I would like to get in there and clean the trigger mechanism but I'm not sure if there's a good way to access it?
For the short term I'll just never cock the hammer until my sights are on target, but eventually I would like to have a more positive feeling and confidence inspiring trigger.
I'm also going to have questions about loads and non-plastic sights, but I'll save those for another time.
Thanks!