Bh 209 in cva apex

[sodbuster]

I have a cva apex and a guy is try to sell me a pre qrbp breech plug muzzleloader barrel.Will it shot bh209 or not.Or is there a bh209 breech plug for that barrel. Thanks

[ronlaughlin]

Well, i don't really know, because i have never seen the breech plug that came with the pre QRBP Apex barrel. To my knowledge there are no older style breech plugs available for purchase, designed to ignite Blackhorn. However, i will assume, please forgive me if i am wrong, that the breech plug can easily be modified to reliably shoot Blackhorn. Follows are some photo of what i did for my Accura, so i could reliably shoot Blackhorn in all kind of weather, and i am ASSUMING the breech plug in the older Apex barrel is the same..




















This modification is something you can do yourself, but if you prefer, i will gladly modify your breech plug, if you mail it to me along with some dinero. The modification will provide perfect ignition of Blackhorn in all, and any weather.

[sodbuster]

I have a feeling you are right.The man at Cva said it would work,But he is the one that is selling the barrel.They have them marked down to 39 dollars.Ibought the apex for a conversion but for 39 dollars.I'm very interested in that barrel.I appreciate your offer and if I buy it I might take you up on it.

[sodbuster]

I guess I should have bought it at 2 pm they had 160 of them now it shows them sold out

[thunder53]

Jan 8, 2015 19:00:55 GMT -5 sodbuster said:

I guess I should have bought it at 2 pm they had 160 of them now it shows them sold out

CVA CS told me today they had 100 non-QRBP model Apex .50 cal. muzzleloader barrels left.

[thunder53]

Ron,

I'm in the same boat as sodbuster, have a SML Apex, but am attracted to buying a regular muzzleloader barrel, even the non-QRBP model, for $40.

When you do the breechplug modification, do you use a "standard" Savage BP vent liner or a "custom" one??

(Also, what cost, you can PM me with this if you prefer)

Thanks

T53

[ronlaughlin]

There is really nothing wrong with the older CVA breech plug. It does require some sort of sealant, like teflon tape, that the QRBP doesn't, but it doesn't have a fragile nose neither. Yes the vent liner threads are made for the standard Savage vent liner, so it will use the vent liners from Savage, PRbullet, Lehigh, and perhaps others. Cost of $25 includes return mail.

That, to me anyway, is quite a deal on those older barrels, and if they shoot as good as the older Accura rifles, will make purchaser', and their pocket's happy.

[sodbuster]

I called Cva and the guy said when I called last time they where doing inventory.I took the plunge and bought the
Barrel and the forearm.

[thunder53]

Jan 13, 2015 18:30:55 GMT -5 sodbuster said:

I called Cva and the guy said when I called last time they where doing inventory.I took the plunge and bought the
Barrel and the forearm.

Did you happen to get it yet??

I'm curious to see what kind of scope mount they sent with it.

Their website picture shows a rail, but when I talked to them today he said he thought they had switched over to the one piece Dead On mount.

He was going to have someone check and call me back, but they haven't yet.

[sodbuster]

I received it and it had the rail on it.I sent the plug to get fixed.I still think even with the rail and plug it is still worth the money.

[thunder53]

Absolutely.

For $39 it's a steal and if it doesn't work out, you can still use it for a tomato stake!

[thunder53]

Well, I just took the leap myself and ordered the .50 non-QRBP barrel.

Already have a forearm and scope mount, so for $39 it's really hard to pass up.

Will get the BP modified and then have yet another smoker/semi-smoker.

Thinking about getting an Apex .223 barrel for coyotes too, now I regret selling a couple of those scopes!!!