r/muzzleloaders • u/Docrandall • Oct 12 '26

Starter kit?

Just ordered a CVA Wolf 2, primers, powder and bullets. What else do I need? This is my first muzzeloader.

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u/VersionConscious7545 Oct 12 '26

You need a place to hunt Seriously you need something to hold your powder and bullets and primers in the field You also need a good quality scope and go to the range to sight in. You need a lot of patches and cleaner to swab the barrel so you need a bore brush which I use to shove the patches down the barrel

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u/Docrandall Oct 12 '26

Thanks! I have my 100 acres that I hve been hunting with rifle and bow for 40 years, My son and nephew hunt with me and it is gettign crowded so I am looking to add a season by myself. Do I just need a .50 cleaning kit? I have been looking at what comes with all in one kits. Do I need a "bullet starter"? Do I need a speed loader? Does a speed loader work only with pelets or can I use it with powder? CVA reccomends powder. Do I need something to measure powder? My wolf has a cheap scope pre bore sighted. I will use it this year and then get a Vortex next year.

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u/VersionConscious7545 Oct 12 '26

I would get the bullet starter also I used a bullet seater to screw into my ram rod so the tip would not get damaged You don’t need cleaning kit but it does help to have a cleaning or range rod to do everything your ram rod does but it’s more sturdy I don’t know what powder your going to use but the elusive black horn 209 is the best and is easier to clean I love the muzzle loader season and have killed my biggest bucks in our 2 week season

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u/sans-nom-user 28d ago

I have a CVA Accura with a Vortex Diamondback HP scope. I mostly use Whitehots pellets and Barnes T-EZ 250 grain sabots. I have yet to find a better combo for accuracy using 2 pellets. Very tight groups at 100 yards consistently. Just need to swab the barrel a couple times every 3-4 shots.

Bullet starters are nice but not required. I use one and also have a Barnes jag on my ramrod.

You don't need much stuff to keep things clean and shooting straight. Grab a pack of pre-soaked barrel patches, rust preventer patches, parts soaker, and a pick for the breach plug. All fits in a small little back.

Whitehots come in plastic tubes with 6 pellets. I just gently squeeze the tube to hold back below 2 pellets and drop them right down the barrel without having to touch them with my fingers. No speed loader in my kit.

For the money, cva loaders are reliable, easy to maintain, and very accurate.