cva optima and barnes tez

[pseshooter300]

I picked up a stainless optima for a little over $200 a while back thought i would play around with it after season. Just wondering how the results are with this gun shooting 777 or pyrodex pellets with the barnes bullets. Might try powerbelt but i have never shot any of those bullets with no sabots. I dont want to shoot loose powder so hoping to find a load to shoot pellets

 

[Tenn.Guy]

150gr triple 7 and 250gr shockwave.
My optima pro loved it.

 

[mike243]

? on all of the 777 i have bought 2 pellets were the max reading the lable & 110g was the max on the loose can im thinking,do they have different packages that sez 150g is the max load?

 

[Tenn.Guy]

? on all of the 777 i have bought 2 pellets were the max reading the lable & 110g was the max on the loose can im thinking,do they have different packages that sez 150g is the max load?

I actually read that for the first time today. My barrel was made to hold 150gr though. My optima I had probably got shot 60 times with no issues. I am wondering if it is for safety reasons since some barrels dont handle a magnum charge?

 

[TheAirMan]

I can't give you any info as to with a Barnes bullet but my Optima really likes 2-50gr. 777 pellets and a 250gr TC Shockwave.

 

[pseshooter300]

Any of you all killed anything with the shockwaves?

 

[FrontierGander]

The optima will handle 150gr charges, CVA only recommends 110gr as the barrel is not long enough to burn it all up and therefore you will be blowing a lot of sparks and wasted powder.

 

[mike243]

my CVA book states my OPTIMA PRO will handle a 150g,the powder dosent state a brand.in my book it does state to not shoot a 150g load with bullets over 300g,dont know where you are getting your info FrontierGander but lets post what we have in print to keep anybody from over charging their rifle

 

[FrontierGander]

120gr T7 - BH209. These are all hotter powders than pyrodex or black powder 2f "goex".