CVA Bobcat .50 BP
Just accquired two CVA Bobcat model .50 caliber muzzle loaders -synthetic black stocks with proper ramrods, fixed sights, very pleasant shooters for targets and lightweight deer brush guns. Can anyone tell me, from your reference materials,during what years this series of guns was offered, what they retailed for, and the approximate values now?
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Had a Bobcat for a short time. I liked that it was very easy to clean and reasonable accuracy for a round ball (1 in 66 twist)barrel. Sold it to a brother-in-law cause he needed a deer gun in a shotgun/muzzle loader area.
I didn't like the recoil. I probably was using a pretty heavy load, safe but heavy recoil for such a light rifle. Anyways, I put a shotgun recoil pad on it, marked it, ground off the excess (with a bench grinder!) and remounted. Tamed the recoil right down and I found the longer length of pull more to my liking. Looked a bit odd but worked great.
Any ways I think I saw one advertized in the fall of 2007 at a discount sports store chain for about $80. IMO CVA markets them at the bottom for those who don't want spend much on a gun. It's all of the other things you need to shoot it that drives the costs up. Hope that helps some.[:)]0 -
I lit them both off for the first time today with 60 grains of FFFg and a 200 grain hollow point in plastic sabot. Accurate and tolerable. I'll get some heavier loads off later-I just used what I had sitting around. Thanks for the info about the 1:66 twist ratio. I sent an e-mail to CVA for a manual. It looks like they have totally discontinued the replica business and are now offering only in-lines for hunters. 0 -
From what I read, they have a 1:48 twist.
This will provide decent accuracy with sabots, or with patched round ball.
You ought to try 70 grains of powder and a patched round ball.0 -
Will do. Thanks........... 0
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