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Post by bonecollector23 on Jan 23, 2012 12:21:21 GMT -5
Does anyone have any recommendations on what kind of sabot shoots best out a CVA optima? It is the optima 209 magnum and i am planning on shooting 777 pellets. I just bought the gun and havent had a chance to shoot it yet.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jan 23, 2012 19:20:51 GMT -5
I have the Optima Pro and I shoot Barnes TMZ 250 grain with 100 grains Blackhorn powder. I tried shockwaves and powerbelts and neither would shoot well, but that was before I switched to Blackhorn. I highly recommend this powder. It shoots accurately shot after shot and is a lot easier to clean up.
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Post by bonecollector23 on Jan 24, 2012 11:40:12 GMT -5
Thanks for your advice. Have you tried the T-EZ by barnes?
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jan 24, 2012 20:31:32 GMT -5
I haven't tried the T-EZ. I was going to, but they were out when I went to get some, so I just went with the TMZ. I will be trying more combinations out of the gun throughout the spring and summer.
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Post by bonecollector23 on Jan 25, 2012 15:34:55 GMT -5
Anyone know what the nominal bore diameter is for the cva optima 209 magnum?
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Post by Indyhunter on Jan 25, 2012 18:38:40 GMT -5
Mine shoots the Powerbelt platinum very well. But as we all know every gun and load is a bit different.
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Post by bonecollector23 on Jan 26, 2012 12:19:54 GMT -5
does the tmz load hard in your cva? That is going to be the decision maker for me between the tmz and the te-z. I have read that some people have a hard time loading tmz's. I dont know how true it is. Most have been in TC's.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jan 27, 2012 8:21:38 GMT -5
They load just fine in mine. No problems at all. Even when shooting 2 or 3 in row without cleaning.
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Post by bonecollector23 on Jan 27, 2012 10:39:43 GMT -5
Thanks for all the advice that you have given me. I am going to go with the TMZ. I will let you know how they shoot.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jan 28, 2012 21:03:31 GMT -5
No problem at all. Hope they work out for you and if not just keep trying different combinations.
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Post by oldhoyt on Feb 1, 2012 12:39:58 GMT -5
I shoot Hornady FPB bullets. They don't use a sabot. They have worked great for me.
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Post by lugnutz on Feb 4, 2012 8:35:24 GMT -5
I shoot Hornady FPB bullets. They don't use a sabot. They have worked great for me. Same here. BH209 with CCI 209 Primers |
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Post by tickman1961 on Feb 6, 2012 20:25:25 GMT -5
240 grain hornady xtp sabots work great for me
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Post by cvawolf on Nov 12, 2012 14:23:15 GMT -5
i shoot the cva wolf 209 with 777 100 grains and the245 powerbelt or t/c shockwave , xtp hp 240 grain and they all three are impressive but if i were to choose one i would buy the 245 grain aero tip and take the tips off and shoot hollow point very accurate out to 150 yards. i have a konus 3 9x32 scope with the durasight dead on scope mount im willing to trade for your fiber optics on the optima.. just throwing that out there..
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Post by tlbeck1985 on Dec 4, 2012 21:41:50 GMT -5
I shoot 300 grain shockwaves w/ 100 grains of Triple 7. I bought a box of Hornady 245 grain XTP's today. I am NOT a fan of the XTP's.
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