Im јυѕt getting іntο black powder аnd im looking fοr mу first muzzle loader. Ive bееn looking аt еіthеr thе CVA optima οr thе traditions vortex, аnу comments οn еіthеr wουld bе grеаt. I hаνе аlѕο bееn looking fοr rules аnd regulations regaurding scopes οn thеm аnd cant find much. Iѕ іt legal tο υѕе a scope οn a muzzle loader іn IL, WI, аnd IN. аnу hеlр wουld bе grеаt. thanx
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I don’t think the scope will go over to big in the woods, It might be legal, but it sure isn’t right. You know what I mean? Stick with the primitive weapon idea. That is what muzzle loading is all about. I used to hunt with a 1863 Springfield US rifle, I love those things, I had more people check out my rifle than anybody else there. It was and still is a classic rifle, people couldn’t believe that I would even shoot a rifle that old. They are built.
I’m with Bill. I had a Thompson Center Hawkken many years back. To me inline muzzleloaders are an abomination. They are technically muzzleloaders simply because that is how they are loaded. Savage even has one that can be loaded with smokeless powder. Hunting can getr so “high-tech” that it isn’t hunting anymore. More like shooting fish in a barrel.
I tried muzzle loading but I didn’t like it. I like things clean. Muzzle loading is a huge mess. It makes a mess of your clothes, and your hands, and it’s smelly. I prefer regular guns.
Bill called it: you may be able to SEE a deer/elk/caribou at 300 yards, but your smokepole won’t do the job – not the guns fault, just how it is.
The CVA Optima is a fine gun. As far as the rules on scopes go, you will have to read the hunting regulations of each state that you plan on hunting in. And I disagree with the other posters on the use of a scope on the muzzle loader. It is a great addition to use, and is much more preferable then iron sights at any range as far as I am concerned. It will increase your odds of making a perfect shot in the kill zone at any range.