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Overall Rating 3.8 out of 5
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Review #1
Overall Rating: 1 out of 5
CVA Wolf magnum, August 7, 2006
By dax9317 from Lyons, Nebraska
"Most inaccurate gun I have every owned. I have tried everything to get it to work and have had no luck. Changed powered types and loads along with bullet types. Nothing has made a differnce. Ended up buying a different Muzzleloader all together."
What do you usually hunt?: Other
How many times a year do you hunt on average?: 11+
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Review #2
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5
Small cost, but BIGTIME performance, July 12, 2006
By fisheswithpole from Hilliard, OH
"I have longed for one of those expensive laminated muzzleloaders with stainless barrel, etc. However, budget limited purchase to CVA Wolf .50 Caliber. Aside from the sheer cosmetics of the other pricier muzzleloaders... this muzzleloader performed extremely well at 100 yds, 150 yds and most impressive at 200 yds. Awesome tru-glo sites, tapped for easy scope mounting. Easy on your wallet, hard on the deer!"
What do you usually hunt?: Deer
How many times a year do you hunt on average?: 11+
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review #3
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5
WOW! affordable accuracy, July 11, 2006
By Hunt, Trap, Fish what else is there from Ontario, Canada
"I purchased a CVA Wolf last year and the next day right out of the box first shot fired, a 4 point Buck was on the way to the butcher. Using CVA Power Belts and American Pioner Powder I practced with the standard sites and a week later got a bear.
The gun now has a 3x9 scope on it and shoots 3 inch groups at 300 yards and is set for this season, will be going for Bear, Deer, and maybe Moose. I also plan on trying some Coyote in August.
There is so much good with this gun I can't tell enough people.
I'll say it again AFFORDABLE ACCURCY>
Thanks Dan"
What do you usually hunt?: Deer
How many times a year do you hunt on average?: 11+
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review #4
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5
C. Smith, July 11, 2006
By Anonymous
"Is a great shooting gun, easy to shoot, lite weight and is accurate. it's easy to clean and is affordable."
What do you usually hunt?: Deer
How many times a year do you hunt on average?: 11+
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A barrel may lose a small amount of velocity per inch for being shorter, if I had to take a wild guess maybe 50 feet per second for every inch shorter compared to a longer barrel, and maybe a little accuracy at long range too, but it usually isn't significant unless you really want to spend a little extra money and get a similiar model with a longer barrel. Also powder type can make up some of the difference. But the shorter barrels sometimes do handle better when hunting in thick cover.
Did you notice that the length of pull is listed as being 14.43 inches on the CVA website?
http://www.cva.com/products/rifle_wolf.htm