The most I ever put in my CVA was 90 grains of Pyrodex.I saw
no need to go higher.
no need to go higher.
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Exploding CVA barrel
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Well, you did something wrong. Too much powder, WAY too much powder and a loose ball. Operator error.
“Pinging” is not pounding it like that. Operator error.
I am thinking that you’re right
Huh? Please say that in normal English
oh HELL NO. You’re wrong. In my misspent youth, we made them. Did you use pipe glue in the seams? They blow up for real. We did some dangerous stuff back when.
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I carry glass in my uh, tush from making fish bombs out of saline bottles, and combining that wonderful idea with quart of Jack Black. one can't turn and run fast enough to beat a 2 inch fuse.
Yep, glued them on just like plumbing. I drilled the hole and my fuse fit tight. We blew a 50 gallon drum with dud firecrackers. We would open them up and save as much powder as we could. Roll that up good and tight. Never had one fail.
Yeah we did some crazy dangerous things back then. Like a mason jar full of gasoline and throw into a fire. Take our slingshots and see who hit it first. Fill a balloon with butane and use a mop string as a fuse. Light a small fire around a starting fluid can and shoot it with a 22 rifle.
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I’m really puzzled by this. Agreed. Never shoot a loose ball. I can’t think of why you would. 120 grains of powder? Again. Why? Proof testing? I don’t get that either ?
I guess he never heard of running the ram rod down the bore, marking where it is at the muzzle and then laying the rod along side the barrel huh ?
I guess he never heard of running the ram rod down the bore, marking where it is at the muzzle and then laying the rod along side the barrel huh ?
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So you loaded a blank charge to see if the rifle would fire and also confirm that the rifle wasn’t still loaded from a previous trip to the range…….30 years ago?!?!?! I don’t think you know what you are doing!
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Not just 120 grains of powder, 120 grains of 3F powder.
The regular charge of. 3F in a .45 is around 40-50 grains, 120-130 is nearly 3 times the regular charge, in a rifle with a loose unpatched ball gas can escape around it… anything can go wrong at that point.
If this was an attempt to proof a gun it was a terrible one at best.
people should be careful of what they say.... loose lips sink ships come to mind. im pretty sure making bombs is a NO NO 
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sorry about busting a gun that was around 50 bucks and I did get many years out of it
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well I do know how to check for a load but I had the plug removed and it had to be replaced so that is why I gave it the big load of powder
I always drop a single charge down my barrel each time out after a long storage and flash it off with a cap.
That way I am assured it is dried out and ready for a load and ball with out having a mis fire.
I do know what I am doing, that is why anyone taking a muzzel loader out for a shoot should place a charge of powder with out a ball and a cap to make sure of a clean dry barrel before loading a ball
Did Your Daddy not teach you nutten BOY
These guys ran 160 grains of 2F in the same gun but in 50 and it was fine. Filled barrel, doubled ball etc. still fine. Took a load of smokeless to blow it up .
120 grs. of 3F in a 45 is stout but no match for Spanish steel.
120 grs. of 3F in a 45 is stout but no match for Spanish steel.
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Your story doesn't add up. The gun has been stored for 30yrs, but you load a charge of 120grs fffg like you always do??
The plug has been replaced? How exactly do you do that on a CVA?
Who uses a bare ball in a rifle barrel unless something is trying to eat you?
If you've done this 1000s xs, why tie the gun to a bench and use a 30' cord?
The plug has been replaced? How exactly do you do that on a CVA?
Who uses a bare ball in a rifle barrel unless something is trying to eat you?
If you've done this 1000s xs, why tie the gun to a bench and use a 30' cord?
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