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I'm getting into the BPCR game and was thinking of the CPA with the extra 22LR barrel.
Does the CPA have a good resale value?
Do they shoot good in comparison to the shiloh, c-sharps, Pedersoli?
I was thinking of the 40-65.

Any BPCR shooters with some experience with these Question? I could use some advice.

I think I prefer the look of the 1874 models but they don't come with the 22LR option.

Furwall
 
CPA's copy of the stevens 44 1/2 is a constant winner in BPCR comp as well as Schutzen and other shoots. They rate right up there with C. Sharps and Shiloh and will supply with Badger barrels if requested. Made in the USA as are the C. Sharps and Shilohs, def. a cut above the Italian guns. Their use is quite regional in the USA, in the West they prefer the sharps but in the East, esp. Penn. Most shooters use them. They are a good outfit to deal with. You might want to consider a .45 cal. if hunting or longer range shooting is on the menu.
 
CPA Rifles

Ben is correct - the CPA rifles are well thought of in BPCR circles.

They are at the centre of a controversy right now in that they allow a competitor to switch barrels and calibres in a match. That is, they shoot the chickens with a 38-55 or 40-65 and switch to a 45 calibre for the 500m rams.
The rules are about to be modified so that you shoot one calibre for the entire match.

But that has nothing to do with the rifles themselves. I own five Shiloh products but I'm not a snob about it. There are several good makers out there and CPA is certainly one of them.

Since most authorities consider BPCRs to be 200 yard max hunting rifles, a 40-65 will drop anything you hit properly. I own five 45-70s and if I was to buy another rifle, it would be a 40-65 - less powder and lead = less recoil.

At least a couple of makers offer .22 calibre barrel inserts but most users find they don't use them much. Besides, that gives us the excuse to have another rifle!

Men who shoot a LOT of BPCRs (like Mike Venturino) admit to 'recoil sensitivity' during a 40 shot + sighters match and download 45-90s to 45-70 potential. Heavy 45 bullets buck wind better at 500m and beyond, so let that guide your choice of calibre.
 
Thank you for your in put. I would like to add anougher question in reference to the CPA rifle. Is there very many shooter useing the model 52 stock? It has more drop than the other option and I'm told that it is better for off hand shooting but I'm wondering if it would be too uncomfortable for prone shooting.

I have heard it said by a couple of people now that the 40-65 will sometimes hit the 500m rams and not knock them down should this be a concern or have I received miss information.

Furwall
 
I think you need a bullet approaching 300 grains to be sure of a knockdown. I can remember using a 32-40 with a 210 gr bullet and hitting a ram twice at 400 yds and not knocking it down.

cheers mooncoon
 
I did a little ram shooting with a 38-55 and that failed to pull down quite a lot of the rams even with the biggest slugs that I could find.

I don't think that you would lose too many with big bullets out of a 40 cal. Anything more than a 45-70 is going to be too punishing for most people to shoot 40 or 50 + round matches with.

I'm still surprised that a few of the bigger 40's have never become more popular.
 
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