Owner’s Manual
Propellant- Blackpowder or an approved substitute. •
Never use any amount of modern, smokeless powder.
Projectile- PowerBelt™, saboted, or conical bullet.•
Ignition Source- Modern #209 shotgun primer or equivalent.•
Powder Flask- For carrying a supply of loose powder (not required with •
pelletized powder).
Powder Measure- For measuring the correct volume of loose powder and •
for transferring a single charge to the muzzle of the gun (not required with
pelletized powder).
Bullet Starter- To start the bullet into the muzzle of the gun.•
Capper- To carry and dispense extra #209 primers.•
Speed loaders- To carry extra pre-measured powder charges and bullets •
for quick reloading.
PROPELLANTS
NEVER USE ANY AMOUNT OF MODERN SMOKELESS POWDER IN
ANY MUZZLELOADER! The use of any amount of modern smokeless powder
in a muzzleloader will create dangerously high pressures upon ignition which can
burst the barrel and likely lead to severe injury or death to the shooter or bystanders.
The use of smokeless powder will immediately void the warranty.
Muzzleloader shooters are limited in their choices of propellants. Only the following
propellants should be considered as being safe for use:
BLACKPOWDER- Blackpowder is available in several granulations (the
average size of each particle of the powder) which are rated as FG, FFG,
FFFG, and FFFFG. The more “F’s” in the name, the ner and faster burning
the powder. Care must be taken to assure that only the proper granulation
is used. ONLY FFG POWDER OR ITS EQUIVELANT GRANULATION
OF BLACKPOWDER SUBSTITUTE SHOULD BE USED IN YOUR CVA
APEX RIFLE BARREL. The use of other granulations may result in improper
burning or higher than acceptable pressures.
BLACKPOWDER SUBSTITUTES- Safer and cleaner burning substitutes for
blackpowder have been developed and are perfectly suitable for use in your
CVA muzzleloader. Some of these are available in both granular and pellet
form. An important thing to remember is that individual ries will perform
differently with the same propellant and bullet combinations. Each of these
blackpowder substitutes have their own characteristics and you may want to
try several to see which one gives you the performance you are looking for.
Please refer to and follow the powder manufacturer’s written instructions for the
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