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Post by prepper on Dec 9, 2011 17:40:19 GMT -5
I have always shot Pyrodex pellets in this gun but have recenrlt realized when unloading by taking it down instead of shooting it that the pellets do not fit down into the breech plug, is that normal?
With the breech plug out a pellet will not fit down into it. This means that there would be an empty space there behind the powder.
Another question I have is about the Whitehots or other smokeless pellets, are you not supposed to use them in this gun?
Thanks for any help.
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Post by ridgerunner on Dec 13, 2011 5:48:10 GMT -5
Buy a CVA Acurra or Apex much, much better muzzleloader.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2011 16:59:27 GMT -5
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Post by stevein on Dec 13, 2011 20:21:14 GMT -5
You could just switch to loose powder and that will fill the cavity. With Black powder you want the projectile seated on the powder. A gap can result in a pressure spike that usually rings the bore. I would assume the same could happen with the subs. Carrying pre-measured loose powder can't be that much more difficult than carrying pellets.
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Post by 45smokepole on Dec 14, 2011 10:08:35 GMT -5
I will start this with, I am an avid TC and Knight user but do own a couple of CVA's. Are we still going on about this. that was recalled guns made in 1995-6 and is old news. CVA is making a fine MLer, today and are capable of handling powder limits of any other manufacturer. People still need to learn to read the owners manual and follow the safety instructions. Idiots will have a gun blow up on them, no matter the maker, if they can not follow the safety and use instructions from the gun manufacturer and the powder mfg. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2011 10:32:40 GMT -5
Some of the blowups occurred with rifles made after 2002 to date.
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Post by prepper on Dec 24, 2011 12:46:02 GMT -5
Thanks Stevein, yes loose powder will solve that problem, buying another gun not an option for me right now. I was just amazed to find that the empty space was there and kinda scared me about shooting it that way. Well, season is over here so maybe I'll do something different next year with it.
While you other guys had info about CVA's none of it pertained to my questions and to me it seems something one would want to know as well, do Pyrodex pellets fit down into the breech plugs of other guns, or all guns, without a problem, or just System Ones?
Thanks
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Post by 45smokepole on Dec 26, 2011 10:31:43 GMT -5
All of my breachplugs are concaved to where, pellets would sit on a lip. But, not against the flash channel, I have never had an issue. I am not familiar with the BP on the system one, I would suggest calling TC and asking them about it, to be safe.
I always use powder, IMHO it is just a better option and you can fine tune your load. I buy small water proof tubes to pre measure my loads and it takes me no more time to load than using pellets.
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 27, 2011 10:35:58 GMT -5
Most all manufacturers changed from a flat breechplug to a concaved one to allow better ignition of the Pyrodex pellets that had to have the powder-coated end loaded in first to achieve dependable ignition.
Some breechplugs have a deep recess and others are shallow. It does not seem to make a big difference in accuracy as far as I could ever tell. It was either Traditions or CVA at one time had a very deep recess, almost 1/2 an inch if I recall correctly.
As long as the pellets are down to the breechplug, it does not seem to make a difference if there is cavity below the pellets and it is more necessary with the Pyrodex pellets than any of the other pellets due to the higher ignition temperature of Pyrodex to be able to get the spark to the powder on the ends of the Pyrodex pellets.
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Post by ridgerunner on May 18, 2012 5:07:59 GMT -5
Some of the blowups occurred with rifles made after 2002 to date. Not true! I had a T?C endeavor and now have a CVA accura..I can tell you that the CVA accura is much, much better rifle. |
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Post by ridgerunner on May 18, 2012 6:28:52 GMT -5
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Post by ridgerunner on May 18, 2012 6:31:54 GMT -5
I wouldn't own a TC with that 6 pound trigger...Being in the Military when i was a young man, i know what it means for accuracy to have a crisp, clean trigger...TC triggers suck and are junk, their barrels are junk compared to Bergara barrels.....CVA much better quality rifle than anything else available.
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Post by omegahunter on May 18, 2012 13:16:12 GMT -5
I have yet to find a T/C with a bad trigger with the exception of an occasional Encore.
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