CVA Paramount Pro Colorado

[dodgefreak8]

Paramount pro colorado has landed! Fit and finish looks great. The Williams western precision Sights look promising and I look forward to verifying where the plex reticle hits with a 200 yard zero. The Trggertech trigger is excellent when adjusted.
My only complaint and something colorado purchasers should know about the stock. Unlike the 45 cal version there aren't 2 front sling studs nor are there the advertised qd mounts for a side sling option ( which is a letdown considering I run a biathlon sling) luckily I have the tools to install qd cups.

Also something to note, there is zero comb rise. Which is necessary to get a good sight picture. But be aware you will have to add a comb riser to run any kind of optic.

I fired one round through it so far but 170gr of bh209 (by volume) and a 325gr elr powerbelt at 2400fps isn't fun. I ordered an mz- brake from lr customs that should be here next week hopefully.
All in all this is a great looking rifle. If it performs a well as it looks it'll be a home run!

 

[ENCORE]

Those LR Customs brakes work. I use them.

Waiting your results.

 

[COBrad]

Im looking hard at this rifle myself. Looking forward to your reports

 

[dodgefreak8]

Well this rifle and bullet combo is amazing. Had back to back impacts at 300 yards with open sights and took this bull at 186 yards on our first night of the hunt.

 

[COBrad]

Very nice dodgefreak.

 

[FrontierGander]

for 186 yards, that bullet looks horrible. Great bull though! I love his funky rack.

 

[FrontierGander]

Also curious as to the 170gr bh209 charge? Are these guns rated for 200gr or 150gr bh209?

 

[dodgefreak8]

Also curious as to the 170gr bh209 charge? Are these guns rated for 200gr or 150gr bh209?

The bullet went through some pretty tough bone and was found on the off side shoulder blade. Lungs were liquid. They were initially rated for 150gr of bh209 but dudley McGarity with cva has tested them to 170grs (119gr by weight)

 

[FrontierGander]

ok so not really an advertised load they would recommend. I gotcha though!

 

[dodgefreak8]

ok so not really an advertised load they would recommend. I gotcha though!

Not necessarily true. This is what Dudley said when asked about the 170gr load

 

[dodgefreak8]

So I've updated a couple things on the rifle and downloaded the video of my back to back 300 yard hits with open sights.

There were 2 things I felt needed upgraded on this rifle mainly so one could run optics without a bunch of hassle. The first is the rear sight. The Williams western precision peep sight comes with 2 different sight bases. One tall and one short. The short allows a 100.yard zero and the tall allows for a 200-300 yard zero with a150gr load. Since I'm shooting 170grs the rear sight has to be all the way down and I'm dead on at 300 yards. This sight is far from "precise". The elevation and windage are both held in place with tiny set screws and moved with your fingers. This makes small adjustments impossibly frustrating. It also gives that sight 2 or 3 places for failure and possible loss of the peep (which has happened to one colorado owner I know of already.) The other thing was the sight had to be completely disassembled and removed to attach a scope base.
So I purchased a set of burris bases and the NECG picatinny peep sight. I first tried a standard 20moa base but it's too high and would require a taller front sight. The NECG sight has precise elevation and windage adjustment that both lock in place. This allows you to remove the sight with the thumb wheel to go to optics and replace the sight after with no need to rezero.

The second place that needed addressed was the comb. It's extremely flat to accommodate the sight picture. This made running optics impossible if you wanted to maintain a positive cheek weld. So I contacted Matthews Fabrication and he made me a custom kydex cheek riser in ranger green that matches perfectly. He even put my custom logo in it. It works great and allows me to go back to sights quickly and easily.

All in all this is a great rifle. The accuracy is amazing as you can see from the YouTube video In linked below. The recoil was horrendous before the LR customs brake and still isn't pleasant but it's manageable. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have

 

[dodgefreak8]

Here is a video of before and after adding the LR Customs mz-rex 2 muzzle brake. The difference in felt recoil is amazing..

 

[COBrad]

Dodgefreak really appreciate the information you have shared on this rifle. Will save others some time and research. This is going to cost me some $ but I'm looking forward to a 300 yd muzzleloader.

 

[cohunt]

Is that the "weaver base" necg rear sight?