CajunBass
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I've been doing a little squirrel hunting the last few evenings and have been seeing a lot of deer around our little corner of the county. Since the M/L season starts a couple of weeks before the regular season and I've been thinking I needed a M/L to round out my gun cabinet, I picked one up last night.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money on something I might not use but a few times a year, so I got a CVA "Wolf" 50 cal. Other than the really CHEAP ramrod it seems like a decent gun. The reading I've done online this morning seems to indicate that most people think they're "not bad for the money" which will do for me. At least at this point, I'm not a serious deer hunter. The rifle came with a Bushnell 3x9x32? scope, which is probably more magnification than it needs, but it was on the gun so it'll stay there at least for now.
The clerk at the gun store was quite helpful. When I asked "What else do I need?" he filled a basket up with stuff. Two packs of Powerbelt 295 gr bullets. A box of Hodgen 777 pellets, Winchester 209 primers made for the 777 powder. Cleaning stuff, brush, solvent, mop, patches, and probably a few other things I can't recall off the top of my head.
He told me and the book seems to confirm that two of those pellets is right for that bullet. That sound about right to y'all? When you use these pellets is there any way to adjust your load other than up and down a pellet? (You can probably tell the only B/P experience I have is with a Ruger Old Army Revolver years ago.) I did read where one fellow said he felt that one pellet was enough power for deer hunting and gave great accuracy. Any thoughts?
I'm looking forward to getting this thing over to the range. Looks like it could be fun.
Edited to add: One other thing. He threw in a pack of patches. I assume those patches are for cleaning, and not for patching the bullet? Correct me if I'm wrong please.
I didn't want to spend a lot of money on something I might not use but a few times a year, so I got a CVA "Wolf" 50 cal. Other than the really CHEAP ramrod it seems like a decent gun. The reading I've done online this morning seems to indicate that most people think they're "not bad for the money" which will do for me. At least at this point, I'm not a serious deer hunter. The rifle came with a Bushnell 3x9x32? scope, which is probably more magnification than it needs, but it was on the gun so it'll stay there at least for now.
The clerk at the gun store was quite helpful. When I asked "What else do I need?" he filled a basket up with stuff. Two packs of Powerbelt 295 gr bullets. A box of Hodgen 777 pellets, Winchester 209 primers made for the 777 powder. Cleaning stuff, brush, solvent, mop, patches, and probably a few other things I can't recall off the top of my head.
He told me and the book seems to confirm that two of those pellets is right for that bullet. That sound about right to y'all? When you use these pellets is there any way to adjust your load other than up and down a pellet? (You can probably tell the only B/P experience I have is with a Ruger Old Army Revolver years ago.) I did read where one fellow said he felt that one pellet was enough power for deer hunting and gave great accuracy. Any thoughts?
I'm looking forward to getting this thing over to the range. Looks like it could be fun.
Edited to add: One other thing. He threw in a pack of patches. I assume those patches are for cleaning, and not for patching the bullet? Correct me if I'm wrong please.
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