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Muzzleloader Hunting
cva accura (long range)
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<blockquote data-quote="pooldoc" data-source="post: 1045590" data-attributes="member: 53618"><p>Shooting at that range is IMO a very low probability shot. You will need a good range finder, a rock solid rest with support on the front and rear of the stock to start with, as well a meter to test the wind. I have a Knight Long Range Hunter, that's been glass bedded, has a target trigger set at 2 lbs and shoots 1/2" groups at a 100 yds. Load wise I use Harvester's 300 gr PT Gold, a Harvester Black crush rib sabot and Federal 209 A primer and 110 gr of BH 209. I sight it in 2" high at a 100 yds. At 175 yds. it will be 4-5 inches low. That load has about a 12" drop at 200 and it falls off very quickly as you stretch your shot past 200 yds. At that range your retained energy decreases a lot as well. I hunt in W Texas & the brush is so heavy that you lose sight of your animal very quickly and you can't see if it goes down. As Encore said, it takes a lot of range time to be accurate at that range. Very few hunters , using CF rounds are consistently accurate at 250 to 300 yds. I limit my shots to 200 yds. Too much risk of wounding and losing your target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pooldoc, post: 1045590, member: 53618"] Shooting at that range is IMO a very low probability shot. You will need a good range finder, a rock solid rest with support on the front and rear of the stock to start with, as well a meter to test the wind. I have a Knight Long Range Hunter, that's been glass bedded, has a target trigger set at 2 lbs and shoots 1/2" groups at a 100 yds. Load wise I use Harvester's 300 gr PT Gold, a Harvester Black crush rib sabot and Federal 209 A primer and 110 gr of BH 209. I sight it in 2" high at a 100 yds. At 175 yds. it will be 4-5 inches low. That load has about a 12" drop at 200 and it falls off very quickly as you stretch your shot past 200 yds. At that range your retained energy decreases a lot as well. I hunt in W Texas & the brush is so heavy that you lose sight of your animal very quickly and you can't see if it goes down. As Encore said, it takes a lot of range time to be accurate at that range. Very few hunters , using CF rounds are consistently accurate at 250 to 300 yds. I limit my shots to 200 yds. Too much risk of wounding and losing your target. [/QUOTE]
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