CVA Accura, who's got one?
11-29-2008, 09:06 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,092
RE: CVA Accura, who's got one?
Mike, the day I blow a finger off shooting one of my Accuras with a "logical" load is the day I will concede your argument has merit. I can guarantee you my first instinct will NOT be to call a lawyer. To suggest in any way that a Traditions is somehow safer with heavier charges simply because Traditions literature says so - is completely ludicrous.
You are very welcome, Chris.
You are very welcome, Chris.
11-30-2008, 11:16 AM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Magnolia, AR
Posts: 200
RE: CVA Accura, who's got one?
This came froma review byRandyWakeman:
Though not recommended by Hodgdon, most inline manufacturers currently allow and promote the use of "three pellet loads" for velocities far in excess of what loose black powder or Pyrodex can possibly achieve. How fast? One load out of the 2004 Knight catalog shows a muzzle velocity of 2417 fps, another is 2639 fps! These velocities can actually be bettered in a longer barreled gun, like the Thompson/Center Omega.
Triple Seven pellets, used in three-pellet configuration, actually produce a bit more muzzle velocity. Where Pyrodex pellets are pressed into shape from black powder and Pyrodex RS, Triple Seven pellets are made from straight Triple Seven, and are harder to ignite. For what it is worth, I've personally found Pyrodex pellet loads to be more consistent, and more accurate.
A word of caution is in order. Hodgdon does not condone the use of more than 100 grains of their Pyrodex or Triple Seven pellets in .45 or .50 caliber muzzleloaders, and they clearly, loudly proclaim that warning with every box of pellets sold. Several people have asked, "What pressures do three pellets produce?" Well, there is no finite answer. Much is necessarily contingent on projectile weight, type, and caliber of rifle.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/difference_black_powders.htm
Though not recommended by Hodgdon, most inline manufacturers currently allow and promote the use of "three pellet loads" for velocities far in excess of what loose black powder or Pyrodex can possibly achieve. How fast? One load out of the 2004 Knight catalog shows a muzzle velocity of 2417 fps, another is 2639 fps! These velocities can actually be bettered in a longer barreled gun, like the Thompson/Center Omega.
Triple Seven pellets, used in three-pellet configuration, actually produce a bit more muzzle velocity. Where Pyrodex pellets are pressed into shape from black powder and Pyrodex RS, Triple Seven pellets are made from straight Triple Seven, and are harder to ignite. For what it is worth, I've personally found Pyrodex pellet loads to be more consistent, and more accurate.
A word of caution is in order. Hodgdon does not condone the use of more than 100 grains of their Pyrodex or Triple Seven pellets in .45 or .50 caliber muzzleloaders, and they clearly, loudly proclaim that warning with every box of pellets sold. Several people have asked, "What pressures do three pellets produce?" Well, there is no finite answer. Much is necessarily contingent on projectile weight, type, and caliber of rifle.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/difference_black_powders.htm
