The New Guy
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I recently purchased a CVA Mountain Stalker Rifle for my son who wanted a Muzzleloader as an accessory to his Boy Scout O.A. Native American Regalia. We looked for a "dummy" replica for awhile then found this gun at a pawn shop while visiting family out of town. Since it was only $99 and looked to be in good shape we figured what the heck and bought it. Up until a few days ago I new nothing about BP rifles and I have read many, many, many post on these forums which have enlighted me and raised more questions.
I have downloaded the CVA owners manual and have read it cover to cover and they do not recommend ever removing the breech plug. Why is this and would it hurt removing it? I would like to inspect that end of the barrel, if possible, to make sure its clean. I've since learned that fouled barrels are a real concern with these guns.
Also, I've noticed that the youtube vids I've watched, and the websites I've visited learning about muzzleloaders, don't mention lubing the ball patches. The guy at the local outdoors store sold me Bore Butter for the patches along with $130 worth of stuff he said I needed. A gun cleaning kit was among these items since this is our first gun.
If our first shoot goes well, I can definitely see us making our own homemade stuff to replace all the store bought stuff I just purchased. This definitely seems like a fun hobby.
I welcome any advice any of you can give. We hopefully plan on taking this out to the range this weekend.
I have downloaded the CVA owners manual and have read it cover to cover and they do not recommend ever removing the breech plug. Why is this and would it hurt removing it? I would like to inspect that end of the barrel, if possible, to make sure its clean. I've since learned that fouled barrels are a real concern with these guns.
Also, I've noticed that the youtube vids I've watched, and the websites I've visited learning about muzzleloaders, don't mention lubing the ball patches. The guy at the local outdoors store sold me Bore Butter for the patches along with $130 worth of stuff he said I needed. A gun cleaning kit was among these items since this is our first gun.
If our first shoot goes well, I can definitely see us making our own homemade stuff to replace all the store bought stuff I just purchased. This definitely seems like a fun hobby.
I welcome any advice any of you can give. We hopefully plan on taking this out to the range this weekend.