Smoked Turkey Plan

[gooseaholic]

I started putting this plan together after completing the mission of killing a bird with an old SxS last season.

The CVA Trapper was purchased last June from GB. Most components were pulled from old turkey loads I had stashed away. I’ll start working up a favorable load in the next week or two. If I can squeeze 30yds out of the gun, I’ll be tickled.

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No, this was not instigated by a recent THP video.

[murraywader]

Hell yes

[smitch320]

That’s pretty cool…

Good luck

[We Jeep Inn]

That's cool. However it turns out, good on you for getting out of the box. Hope you mash one.

[thunderchicken]

I shot one with a muzzle loader several years ago. When I pulled the trigger, I could hear him flopping for a few seconds before I could see him through the smoke cloud!

[Sasha and Abby]

this would be a hoot.

[Rubberhead*]

Yeah, that's cool. It's way more interesting than killing a turkey using a .410 with TSS shot...

[Gut_Pile]

Really cool. Best of luck

[gooseaholic]

I shot one with a muzzle loader several years ago. When I pulled the trigger, I could hear him flopping for a few seconds before I could see him through the smoke cloud!

This is exactly what I am looking forward to!

[Carolina Counsel]

Yeah, that's cool. It's way more interesting than killing a turkey using a .410 with TSS shot...

Next thing you know, that will be cheating

[PharmHunter]

I like it!

[gooseaholic]

I finally took the gun apart last night and checked why the trigger was so bad. Didn’t have a trigger pull scale but it needed gorilla strength to make the hammer fall. It was also really gritty with a “first stage” jump like a set trigger. It has no set trigger.

Found out the sear adjustment screw was completely backed out. I turned it down to engage the sear ~ halfway and the trigger is surprisingly good now. It’s very clean with a crisp break at what I believe to be 5-6#. The bar that extends from the trigger assembly to engage the sear was also curved upward slightly. I took a gamble it breaking and bent to 90 degrees again.

Will be doing a deep clean on the barrel today making sure the flash channel is clear of fouling.

[Buckin Bronco]

I feel like you can’t wear camo when you hunt with this.

[Buckin Bronco]

I feel like you can’t wear camo when you hunt with this.

[gooseaholic]

Yeah, the thought did cross my mind. If anyone wants to donate some buckskin clothing I’m bigger than a smedium.

[joelt1971]

Go for it hope you get one with it. My son is into black powder shooting and has a Jim Kibler flintlock rife. He ordered a barrel from Kibler and had it boared out to a 20ga smoothbore. He killed a swan grave yard dead flying over the decoy spread this past December with a 2 oz load of BB Bismuth shot. He has started patterning different sizes of shot now getting ready for turkey season in hopes of killing his first flintlock smoothbore turkey. He's killed plenty with a regular shotgun but want a real challenge.
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[gooseaholic]

That is a beautiful gun.

It obvious your son is far more invested in this stuff than I am!

[Carolina Counsel]

That’s cool as hell Joel.