Muzzleloader?

[Tommyh]

Stupid question, but wasnt there a smokeless powder muzzleloader made at one time? Wouldnt it be easier to maintain, or is itnot considered a muzzleloader because of the powder?

[Drycreek3189]

Stupid question, but wasnt there a smokeless powder muzzleloader made at one time? Wouldnt it be easier to maintain, or is itnot considered a muzzleloader because of the powder?

There was, I think Savage made one, but some states didn’t allow it. There are still custom makers, most of them made on Encore frames, but they are expensive !

[dustoffer]

I have a CVA Wolf and have killed a lot of deer with it. I use 2 white hot pellets and a 297gr Thor hollow point bullet. I started off using PowerBelts which were VERY accurate for me…but they don’t penetrate well and you’ll have very little blood trail when using them on deer. Look around on the internet and you’ll see a lot of people have the same problem with PowerBelts.

I upgraded to the Thor bullets and I don’t have that problem anymore…when I shoot a deer with the Thor bullet, it looks like a crime scene there’s so much blood.

the CVA Wolf works well for me but I rarely shoot over 100yds where I hunt in AL. If I had to take regular shots over 150yds, I’d prob get something with a longer barrel to help make those shots easier. If you’re shooting less than 150yds, there’s nothing wrong with the Wolf.

Shot my first deer with the Wolf and PowerBelts--range was about 20 feet and shot him at the base of his ear--dropped him right there as you would expect. Bullet went thru for sure as I saw the dirt kick up at the hit.