Looking to find out the thread and pitch for my CVA Trapper 12ga. I was told that it is the same as a few other mmanufacturers and after a few trial and errors, all failure. One choke did come with it but I would like to have a few other options so I can use it with various loads for various game. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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CVA Trapper choke
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If it is any help I believe the Browning Invector, Mossberg and Winchester choke tubes use the same threads.
https://www.choketube.com/downloads/Carlson's-Interchange-2017.pdf
If it is any help I believe the Browning Invector, Mossberg and Winchester choke tubes use the same threads.
https://www.choketube.com/downloads/Carlson's-Interchange-2017.pdf
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Hello
Sort of in the same boat. I recently bought a CVA Trapper and it has the Modified choke tube with a knurled end. She is patterning good with #5 shot and we're ready for squacks.
I have a (unmentionable) Moss. with Accu Choke and they will not interchange. The CVA is a finer thread.
Try Colonial Choke and Tool. They have what looks like the same knurled end and a phone # to check on the interchangability.
Sort of in the same boat. I recently bought a CVA Trapper and it has the Modified choke tube with a knurled end. She is patterning good with #5 shot and we're ready for squacks.
I have a (unmentionable) Moss. with Accu Choke and they will not interchange. The CVA is a finer thread.
Try Colonial Choke and Tool. They have what looks like the same knurled end and a phone # to check on the interchangability.
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I tried for a while to find a compatible choke for my CVA 12 gauge and never found anything either. I gave up and bought another gun. But my plan when I have time to revisit the CVA is to try different plastic wads/shot cups (possibly with hand cut slits/petals) until I get the desired pattern and PoI.
Also, the modified choke the CVA came with is likely adequate for most anything you would ever use the gun for. The gun that replaced my CVA is a 10gauge Pedersoli SxS with interchangeable chokes that came with two extra full turkey chokes. After buying lots of choke tubes, I settled on a modified choke in both barrels. Loading wads through anything tighter than a modified choke gets to be a real pain.
Also, the modified choke the CVA came with is likely adequate for most anything you would ever use the gun for. The gun that replaced my CVA is a 10gauge Pedersoli SxS with interchangeable chokes that came with two extra full turkey chokes. After buying lots of choke tubes, I settled on a modified choke in both barrels. Loading wads through anything tighter than a modified choke gets to be a real pain.
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I have one also....I have all 3 chokes somewhere. I use to shoot a Winchester AA12R red wad out of it years ago with the full choke....It killed a lot of game. loading was a pain in the you know what. I had to remove the full choke every time to get the wad started. and sometimes I would accidently push the wad in to far and it would slightly collapse making a real P.I.A...Finally I had enough of that and I took the improved cylinder choke and chucked it up in a lathe and used emery cloth to open up the choke until I could just slip a plastic wad through.
I am much happier now and the gun is much easier to load. I was going to cut the barrel off and eliminate the screw in choke. and I still might.
The gun shoots great still, but, I don't hunt ducks and CVA doesn't recommend steel shot in that gun unless it says "for steel shot" I know my barrel is very soft.
I have since gone away from plastic shot cups and now use leather wads. they perform really well and are more traditional and easier to load.
I am much happier now and the gun is much easier to load. I was going to cut the barrel off and eliminate the screw in choke. and I still might.
The gun shoots great still, but, I don't hunt ducks and CVA doesn't recommend steel shot in that gun unless it says "for steel shot" I know my barrel is very soft.
I have since gone away from plastic shot cups and now use leather wads. they perform really well and are more traditional and easier to load.
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Agreed. Chokes are a HASSLE in a muzzleloader. My next gun won't have chokes. I don't feel they do as much for a muzzleloader as they do on a breach loader. It's all about developing loads with different wads and different amounts and/or types of shot and powder.
Also, if you go th plastic wad route. I've found that plastic wads meant for tapered shells load much more easily than wads for straight walled shells like the Red Winchester WAA12. I have a Claybuster CB6118-12 wad (straight) and it won't even fit in my CVA choke tube. But the 12 gauge Remington Power Piston wads (tapered) slide through with very little pressure.
Also, if you go th plastic wad route. I've found that plastic wads meant for tapered shells load much more easily than wads for straight walled shells like the Red Winchester WAA12. I have a Claybuster CB6118-12 wad (straight) and it won't even fit in my CVA choke tube. But the 12 gauge Remington Power Piston wads (tapered) slide through with very little pressure.
