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Product Review CVA Firebolt Muzzleloader by, R. L. Gray I drew for Deer and ELK this year, I decided that I was in need of a new smokepole. I looked at several brands and decided that I would try out the New CVA Firebolt. Of course along with the Firebolt came a new pair of shoes, pants and a shirt for my wife! There
were several reasons I went with the Firebolt. First is the ignition system,
this gun will shoot number 11 caps, musket caps, and the 209-shotshell primers.
Second it has a 26 inch fluted barrel with a bullet guide built in. Third it
will handle loads up to 150 grains. After
my first trip to the range I began to wonder if I had made the right choice. In
the past I have shot the Ballet by Buffalo bullet and had real good luck with
them. This new gun just didn’t like em. I
switched to a 240 xtp Honaday pistol bullet with a sabot. And man did I fall in
love fast. My first 3 shots at 50 yards were less than 1 ½ inch group. After
making some adjustments to the scope I shot another group and was in the X ring
with all 3 shots. Moving the target out to 100 yards. I shot another group with
the same results. This was done with 100 grains of pyrodex (two 50 grain
pellets). Now
for the challenge: I put in three pellets and loaded the bullet. After getting
my nerve up I squeezed the trigger and found that there was not much difference
in 100 grains and 150 grains as far as the recoil went, but the shot went 3
inches higher at a hundred yards. So after shoot 2 more shots to see how they
would group. I walked down range to check out the group. And was real surprised
to see a 2 inch group. Moving the target back to 150 yards I shot another round
of 3 shots. The group dropped only 1-½ inches. The big test came when I moved
the target out to 200 yards. The group opened up to about 2 ½ inches and
dropped 4 inches total (still well with in the kill zone of a big game animal). I
would recommend this rifle to anyone who is looking at getting a new
muzzleloader in the future. If anyone has any questions they may contact me at camping@azod.net
or you can call CVA at 1-770-449-4687 or write: CVA, 5988 Peachtree Corners
East, Norcross, GA 30071 Next
review will be the Hunterbolt that I bought for my daughter who will be hunting
with me this year. R
L Gray Team
AZOD
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