Category Archives: muzzleloading

Roger Raglin Explains Why He Shoots with Open Sights at Over 100 Yards and Tells Us About the Biggest Buck He’s Ever Taken with a Muzzleloader Rifle

I think we all know that the CVA rifles are as accurate as a blackpowder rifle can be. But we usually base that knowledge on how the rifle performs with a scope on it. Continue reading

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The CVA Electra & The Hunt for Africa’s Gray Ghost ‚Äì the Kudu

We waited for about 2-1/2-hours, and even though I had plenty of opportunities to take other animals, we had decided that this kudu was the hunt for that day. Because we’d been sitting in the blind for so long and trying to stay as motionless as possible, my legs and back were beginning to ache. I decided to stand up. I made sure there was nothing in front of me before I started to stand. Continue reading

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Successful Long-Range Muzzleloading with CVA

Forest management has changed in the last 10-20 years, and today many opportunities exist to take deer at more than 100 yards, especially when you’re hunting young clear cuts. I’ve found that usually most muzzleloader hunters are like me. We want to take our deer at 100 yards or less. However, if you’re hunting clear cuts less than 5-years old, you may want to sit on the edges of those clear cuts to take a deer late in the afternoon that comes out of the woods to feed on that young vegetation in the clear cut. Continue reading

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Why Out-of-Country Muzzleloading Hunters Should Purchase Travel Insurance with CVA’s Chad Schearer

Most hunters dream of hunting in Africa and other exotic locations away from the U.S. These are hunts of a lifetime that you’ll remember and cherish your entire life. That’s why I also strongly recommend you take a good camera, whether it’s a video or a still camera, to capture all the important events and the people you meet on the hunt. Continue reading

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THE TRUTH ABOUT CVA MUZZLELOADERS

As a potential or present CVA owner, it is essential that you are able to use our guns with total confidence. And, certainly, reading the ramblings of characters like those I mention above can understandably…. Continue reading

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