Shooting USA
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Shooting USA
Was watching a pretty decent muzzle loading show on shooting USA and they had a mixture of traditional and inline stuff. The inline stuff was pretty skimpy and basically said you should be able to get at least a 2 inch group with todays inline muzzle loader with an assortment of projectiles. Also talked about pellets - loose powder and that you should clean the bore between shots.
They show the guy sighting in his muzzy and getting good groups @ 100 yards and then the last shot he took i noticed something was 3/4 missing :lol:
They show the guy sighting in his muzzy and getting good groups @ 100 yards and then the last shot he took i noticed something was 3/4 missing :lol:
#2
Yeah, I had a CVA Optima Pro and the sight was cracked when I bought it. An easy fix though. Just called CVA and they sent me a piece of the fiber optic. You just heat an end and make a tiny button so it won't come through the hole, push the piece through the holes, cut it about 1/16" past the last hole, heat and make a a button on that side.
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
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No, i don't believe you are correct. When using the fiber optic sight, one doesn't see the button. What you see is the light transmitted through the fiber. What is seen is the diameter of the fiber whether or not there is a knob. The knob doesn't play a roll in what the eye sees whilst sighting.
Also, using super glue is detrimental. The glue interferes with the light getting into the fiber optic, thus the sight doesn't appear as sharp or bright.
Also, using super glue is detrimental. The glue interferes with the light getting into the fiber optic, thus the sight doesn't appear as sharp or bright.
#5
Not sure why light wouldn't show through the button? Not that important to find out. FO sights are still blurry for me. I sort of line up the blurry colors.
Not sure a spec of super glue would even have time to penetrate. If it does penetrate at all.
Not sure a spec of super glue would even have time to penetrate. If it does penetrate at all.
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I normally use a butter knife and heat it up and lightly touch both ends. It does swell them slightly but nothing thats horrible mind you.
Time to take ol Slapper out and try some 250gr Thors in her with 90gr 2f Goex. Pretty sunny out so i most likely will just shoot 75 yards and see how she does.
Time to take ol Slapper out and try some 250gr Thors in her with 90gr 2f Goex. Pretty sunny out so i most likely will just shoot 75 yards and see how she does.
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Nontypical Buck
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The super glue doesn't necessarily penetrate the fiber optic; it coats it. Coating the fiber optic tube makes it not so transparent on the ends, and dulls what one 'see' when sighting. It also hinders light from entering the sides of the tube.
The super glue bond will eventually fail. The button, if done correctly won't fail, unless it is banged/busted. The super glue bond will eventually fail.
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The heating and forming the button is how I was told to do it from CVA tech. And the fiber just fit thru the holes in the sight so the button does not have to be very large. Just slightly larger than the normal diameter of the FO.
Anyway, I normally put white out on my red fiber optic sights. Reason is the same as Muleys. The red appears to be a blur or double image for use old farts with poorer eyesight than our younger counterparts.
Anyway, I normally put white out on my red fiber optic sights. Reason is the same as Muleys. The red appears to be a blur or double image for use old farts with poorer eyesight than our younger counterparts.