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In your STEEL-FRAME "1851 Colt" pistol variants (made by CVA, Pietta, Uberti, etc.), you can use either a .451 diameter or .454 diameter lead ball (NOT a .45 caliber rifled bullet), and 30 grains of FFFg Black Powder. I recommend that you also use a "lubricated pistol wad" (NOT A PATCH) in between the powder and the bullet, so you don't "touch off" one of the other chambers, with a spark from the round you're planning to fire.
In your BRASS-FRAME "1851 Confederate Navy Colt" pistol variants (also made by CVA, Pietta, Uberti, etc.), you should use ONLY USE a .451 diameter lead ball, and ONLY 25 grains of FFFg Black Powder. Brass is a much softer metal than steel, and your frame can crack if you use too much powder when you shoot it.
Although Pietta "recommends" 30 grains, most reinactors will tell you that 25 grains is plenty enough to get the ball out of the barrel, and it is even more consistently accurate at 25 yards!
Most "starter kits" come with a 30 grain spout, but the "Confederate" (brass-frame) Colts are made from a softer metal, and you should use less powder in them, just to be on the "safe side". You can find a 25 grain spout that will fit most powder flasks at www.PossibleShop.com
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How old is CVA 45 caliber blackpowder only serial number 0025524?
The CVA 45 caliber blackpowder with the serial number 0025524, could only be 2 years old by the year 2014.
Where can you find a parts list for a CVA blackpowder pistol inscribed CMC 2391A?
check on line for CVS gun parts
What is the value of a 45 cal cva blackpowder muzzle loader?
100-350 or so
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Is cva marked on original 1843 50 caliber colt?
CVA stands for Conneticut Valley Arms. You have a reproduction of a Colt.
How much does a Connecticut valley 50 cal blackpowder rifle cost?
a standard cva 50 cal will run you about 100 if you find the right dealer. i got mine for 65 at a flea market
What is the correct powder charge for a 54 caliber CVA?
75-100 grains of powder.
Is this pistol real or a replica black powder has cva insigna by the trigger guard has the engraving on the cylinder with patten by colt serial number 67866?
CVA is s reproduction gun
1851 model 36 caliber black powder i don't know if it is real or a replica ser67866 it has Connecticut valley arms inc on the barrel?
Connecticut Valley Arms(CVA) is a modern manufacture that makes replica BP guns and guns of its own design. Model 1851 refers to a Colt pistol made in 1850's. A Colt gun would not be marked "CVA".
Who made the Black powder single shot pistol with cmc on it?
Kits were made by Connecticut Valley Arms Otherwise known as CVA
Cva blackpowder wolf magnum 209 primer tried to sight it in ad tried everything what can you do to gt it sighted in i tried every thing but no screws louse and every thing tight and using 100gr. bu?
You need the services of a gunsmith
What is the value of a 50 caliber cva bobcat percussion muzzle loader?
I purchased a 50.cal CVA Bobcat Muzzle Loader today at Kittry Trading Post in Kittery Maine (USA). The list price was $100.00 but i got it for $85.00. I have also seen the same gun for $65.00 on Google.
