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CVA Paramount Pro Colorado
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<blockquote data-quote="Wedgy" data-source="post: 2298652" data-attributes="member: 64108"><p>I am running the same setup as Dodge and had zero issues until about 30 shots, then the powder funnel that comes with the T-rex brake would no longer go in smoothly. First I thought is was just black powder residue but no, it was really gouging the aluminum funnel. I coated it with dykem and the scratches were at 10, 2, 4, and 8 o'clock which coincides with the edges of the ports. I smoothed the burrs out with a 1/2" round file but they came back after another ~20 rounds. I called CVA and asked how the skirts function and was told they come off right after the bullet leaves the muzzle and you can find them about 20 feet down range. Of course I looked on my next range trip and sure enough I found a couple of them. I have shot the gun out to 500 yards and have had great accuracy, a couple fliers but I attributed that to my shooting, hard to tell. I did not have enough time to try any other bullets and was off to Colorado for a deer hunt. Ended up taking a nice 4x4 in velvet after chasing a couple deer around a few days. Had a 5x4 in the mix but went for the velvet buck instead. Shot was 280 yards freehand as the brush was 5 feet high, more or less broadside, slightly quartering to me. He dumped at the shot then got up and fell over again backwards, then ran 60 yards and expired. You can see a golf ball size lump in his side which is the bullet under the hide, it hit a rib on the way in and what's left was about half of the 330 grain ELR Powerbelt. The body on this deer was big so it went thru almost 2 feet of deer but didn't hit any major bone.</p><p>I also took a ~280 lb bear at 160 yards, shot entered the rear ribs and exited the opposite front of the shoulder with massive bone damage and a 2" exist hole. He made it about 20 yards and died quickly.</p><p>While I am satisfied with the accuracy of the ELR bullets I am not sure what to think on the performance if they hit an elk bone and I certainly don't like the skirt hitting the brake. My gun pushed the 330 ELR at 2,340 fps(labradar), (first 2 shots after cleaning are 140 fps slower) and I would have thought the bullet would exit the deer. Any recommendation on a sabotless 50 cal bullet I should be looking at for next year if I decide to switch ? [ATTACH=full]300908[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]300909[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]300910[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]300911[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]300912[/ATTACH]?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wedgy, post: 2298652, member: 64108"] I am running the same setup as Dodge and had zero issues until about 30 shots, then the powder funnel that comes with the T-rex brake would no longer go in smoothly. First I thought is was just black powder residue but no, it was really gouging the aluminum funnel. I coated it with dykem and the scratches were at 10, 2, 4, and 8 o'clock which coincides with the edges of the ports. I smoothed the burrs out with a 1/2" round file but they came back after another ~20 rounds. I called CVA and asked how the skirts function and was told they come off right after the bullet leaves the muzzle and you can find them about 20 feet down range. Of course I looked on my next range trip and sure enough I found a couple of them. I have shot the gun out to 500 yards and have had great accuracy, a couple fliers but I attributed that to my shooting, hard to tell. I did not have enough time to try any other bullets and was off to Colorado for a deer hunt. Ended up taking a nice 4x4 in velvet after chasing a couple deer around a few days. Had a 5x4 in the mix but went for the velvet buck instead. Shot was 280 yards freehand as the brush was 5 feet high, more or less broadside, slightly quartering to me. He dumped at the shot then got up and fell over again backwards, then ran 60 yards and expired. You can see a golf ball size lump in his side which is the bullet under the hide, it hit a rib on the way in and what's left was about half of the 330 grain ELR Powerbelt. The body on this deer was big so it went thru almost 2 feet of deer but didn't hit any major bone. I also took a ~280 lb bear at 160 yards, shot entered the rear ribs and exited the opposite front of the shoulder with massive bone damage and a 2" exist hole. He made it about 20 yards and died quickly. While I am satisfied with the accuracy of the ELR bullets I am not sure what to think on the performance if they hit an elk bone and I certainly don't like the skirt hitting the brake. My gun pushed the 330 ELR at 2,340 fps(labradar), (first 2 shots after cleaning are 140 fps slower) and I would have thought the bullet would exit the deer. Any recommendation on a sabotless 50 cal bullet I should be looking at for next year if I decide to switch ? [ATTACH type="full" alt="belt1.jpg"]300908[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="belt4.jpg"]300909[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="belt9.jpg"]300910[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="belt2.jpg"]300911[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="belt5.jpg"]300912[/ATTACH]? [/QUOTE]
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