CVA OPTIMA PRO 209 Black Powder
Black Powder Manufacturer: CVA
CVA Model: OPTIMA PRO 209
Review Category: Black Powder
Purchase: Black Powder PURCHASED AT BASS PRO SHOP AUBURN HILLS,MI PRICE PAID $239.00 I PURCHSED THE BLUED SYNTHETIC .50CAL MODEL. FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING
Things I like about the CVA OPTIMA PRO 209 Black Powder: THE FEATURES THAT APPEALED TO ME WHERE A 29" FLUTED HEAVY BARREL WHICH I PRESUMED WOULD HELP IN BURNING A 150GR PYRODEX CHARGE AS WELL AS INCREASING ACCURACY AND VELOCITY. I ALSO LIKED THE EASE OF USE (BREAK ACTION WITH REMOVABLE BREACH PLUG. THE RIFLE HAS A PISTOL GRIP WITH A COMFORTABLE HIGH COMB STOCK THE FORE END HAS A FLAT BOTTOM WHICH IS GOOD FOR SHOOTING OFF OF FLAT RESTS. THE RIFLE IS NICE AND HEAVY YET BALLANCED WICH ALSO HELPED WITH STABILLITY. ACCURACY WAS IMPRESSIVE WITH 150GR CHARGE AND 270GR POWERBELT PLATINUMS, ABOUT 1.75" AT 100YDS
What I don't like about the CVA OPTIMA PRO 209: HORRIBLE TRIGGER PULL (CREEP AND WEIGHT UNCRISP). AFTER A FEW LOADS THE RAMROD LOOKED HORRIBLE AND FELL OUT EVERY TIME I TIPPED THE BARREL DOWN. RECOILS EVERY BIT AS HARD AS MY .300RUM.
Black Powder OPTIMA PRO 209 quality: FOR THE PRICE BUILD QUALITY SEEMS GOOD. ALL FUNCTIONS ARE INTUITIVE. TRIGGER IS AWEFULL. RAMROD FALLS OUT ALL OF THE TIME. I COULD HARDLY DESIGN A BETTER STOCK CONFIGURATION FOR A BLIND HUNTER THAT CAN SHOOT OFF A REST.
OPTIMA PRO 209 summary: THIS WOULD BE A TOP NOTCH GUN IF ONLY SOME ATENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE TRIGGER AND RAMROD ASSEMBLY. I ACTUALLY SOLD MINE AND RECENTLY PUCHASED THE KODIAK PRO WICH HAS A MUCH BETTER TRIGGER AND THE RAMROD SEEMS TO BE SECURED BETTER. I LOVE THE 29" BARREL IT MAKES SENSE WHY HAVE A MAGNUM WHEN YOU CANT BURN THE POWDER OR SHOOT A MAG CHARGE ACCURATELY. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD CVA HAS ADRESSED THESE PROBLEMS. THAT BEING SAID I WOULD RECOMEND THIS TO ANY HUNTER THAT WANTS A TRUE MAGNUM MUZZLELOADER
Rating for this CVA product: 4
Author of this review on CVA Black Powder: MITCH NOWACKI
Date: 2007-07-19
Usefulness Rating: 4.09756 out of 5.
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