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example, may be minutely slower in velocity than a bullet with less surface contact with the

bore.

DO NOT USE OVERSIZED CONICAL BULLETS IN YOUR CVA GUN. CVA rifles are

designed for use with patched round balls, bullets with sabots (not to be confused with

Poly-Patch) and most conical bullets. Some extremely large conical bullets cause very

high pressures due to poor fit to bore diameter, improper gas seal and excessive mass.

The use of any projectile over 400 grains in a .50 caliber rifle could cause barrel damage

resulting in a non-warranty repair situation.

WHEN USING CONICAL BULLETS, ALWAYS USE CVA BUCKSLAYER™ BULLETS.

CVA Buckslayer™ Bullets have ben designed for proper fit to CVA barrels, creating a

superb gas seal for consistent accuracy with any CVA rifle. Buckslayer™ Bullets are easy

to load, because of the knurled sides and pure soft lead construction. The dimensions and

weight of Buckslayer™ Bullets have been disigned to deliver maximum down range en-

ergy, low recoil and the best possible accuracy. DEMAND BUCKSLAYER™ BULLETS!

USEFUL DATA

In spite of small differences in test results, a shooter can place total faith in carefully

tested ballistic data because for all practical purposes, printed data reproduces quite closely

in a shooter’s personal firearm compared with a test firearm.

PYRODEX

Pyrodex loads were not listed in this booklet; however, Pyrodex may be used VOLU-

METRICALLY to duplicate blackpowder results. For example, a 90 grain volume charge of

FFg and a 90 grain volume (not weight) charge of Pyrodex RS deliver approximately the same

velocity in a .50 caliber muzzleloading rifle.

THE POWDER CHARGE

Powder charges of 90 grains volume FFg for .50 caliber and 100 grains volume FFg for

.54 caliber muzzleloaders were selected as prudent, safe and reliable big-game loads. The

shooter may wish to use less powder or check with his rifle manufacturer for maximum allow-

able loads that may exceed these charges.

LIGHTER LOADS

The section on target/plinking loads lists a number of general light loads that work in

small-bore and large-bore muzzleloaders.

PATCH

For uniformity, all patches were .015 inches thick. The shooter is urged to match patch

thickness to his particular bore/firearm for best fit.

LUBE

For uniformity, only one lube was used for all testing: CVA Slick Load Lube.

IGNITION

For uniformity, only CVA Hot Flash

No. 11 percussion caps were used for testing.