It took 40-45 stitches to close this wound. After a catastrophic failure, his injuries reportedly consisted of a torn right nostril from the base of the nostril to just below the right eye socket. In yet another CVA incident, a man with ten years of muzzleloading under his belt was sighting in a new scope on his CVA inline. The hospital reports that after being stabilized x-rays were taken which revealed a "large metallic FB with spring located at the angle of the mandible." In another incident, a different man, with approximately 20-25 years of experience hunting with muzzleloaders / black powder guns, was target shooting on a Saturday with a friend, using his CVA inline. Two surgeries have already been performed in an attempt to repair the damage to his hand as a result of the explosion. This man was in the emergency room within about two hours of his new purchase. His wife was present at the scene of the accident.
He fired the muzzleloader and the barrel exploded. 50 caliber "PowerBelt" 295 grain hollow point bullet with plastic "sabot" snap-on base and a W209 primer. A short while later, one primer was fired per the instructions and then, to sight in the muzzleloader, loaded 3 of the 50 grain pellets, a. 50 caliber Complete Muzzleloading Accessory Outfit at a chain store, according to the receipt. 50 caliber / 50 grain Hodgdon brand Triple Seven propellant pellets, a package of Winchester brand W209 Primers and a CVA brand. The man has lost his right hand as a result of the explosion.Īnother attorney's report details how a man purchased a new CVA. The attorney believes he was using the gun as directed by the manufacturer on the date of the accident.
The accident occurred 3 days after he received the rifle as a gift from his daughter.
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There are no muzzleloading standards, and there is no governing body on the American muzzleloading scene to effect any semblance of quality control or reasonable safety testing.Īccording to one attorney, his client is an ex-marine who has been trained for about 13 years on how to clean, load, and fire a muzzle loading rifle. In my opinion, far too many people have had their lives destroyed by reportedly using cheap imported muzzleloaders as directed by manufacturer's printed instructions. I'd like to hear any comments you may have. Apparently this Randy WAKEMAN guy is pretty well known in the firearms field but I also hear that he has connections with Savage so he may have a hidden agenda. Has anyone else heard of this problem? I've attached a copy of an article I read. One taking either the fellers arm or hand off. Were these the magnum rifles that went KB?Well so would I. I have a Staghorn percussion and I load it with 90 to 100 gr. If I discount the two fliers at 85 and 95 grains, I think that this rifle and bullet combination shows great promise.I'd like to hear more. On the brown target board I went on to shoot the next four groups: 85 grains - 1.250, 90 grains. 360 center to center.I was ready to quit right there!!!! The load was 80 grains.the group size was. The red triangle target were the first three shots out of a clean cold barrel. Both the volume weight and the scale weight are noted below each group.įirst off I am new to this, and it took a bit of time.because I was taking my time so I didnt foul anything up, so, the results amazed me (may not amaze you pro's) but I was very happy with the results for the first time out with this inexpensive "starter" rifle. Volume thrown for scale weight averages and then hand weighed on my scale. These bullets were shot as cast.next time out I will use pre-weighed bullets. The bullets: pure lead lightly tumble lubed in Lee Liquid Alox, and then tumbled in cornstarch, with a thin cardstock wad attached to the base with a light smear of Verals soft blue lube.
Temp was 36 degrees at start and about 41 degrees when I completed my shooting. I mounted a Bushnell Dusk to Dawn 1.5 to 4.5 scope I had laying around, and shot the groups at 4.5 power at 25 yards to start load work. It looks like this rifle had been fired (proof tested, maybe) and manufactured in 2015 according to the serial number. Shot out of the box, barrel cleaned before hand. Rifle: CVA, store bought at Cabelas on the internet and shipped. Got out to the range yesterday and finally got to try out my new CVA Wolf 50 cal, and the Lee R.E.A.L 320 grain bullets that I cast up: