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Does anyone know if I could use a pistol caliber bullet for my black powder rifle. Specidically it is a CVA Optima V2. I'm looking for a more cost effective way to target shoot that rifle without buying PowerBelts at $2 a bullet.
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What caliber?
50 caliber. So I’m thinking something I can fit in a sabot
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I know a few people shoot standard 50cal pistol bullets in them.
May be able to do a sabot round with 45cal bullets as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by rdec873
Yeah thanks. The 45caliber was what I was thinking as well
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My CVA wolf shoots 240 grain saboted bullets very well, also shoots patched round ball good enough to plink with.
I cast for my .50 cal, and have found them to be more accurate and more cost effective! Let
Me know if you want /need some.
Wes is right about the sabots..
If you want to shoot inexpensively what is wrong with a good old fashioned patched round ball?
Patched round balls work for plinking. I picked up a bunch of packs of bullets with sabots at Walmart after hunting season one year at a big discount. Think they were 44 cal 240 grain. They load easy and I think the sabot scrapes some of the unburnt powder out of the rifling. I use pyrodex by the way.
Pistol bullets will work for close to medium ranges but also look at the Hornady 265grn for the 444. A little better profile if you want to push the range out farther.