A few months ago I bought a CVA optima (new) but haven't had the time to shoot it until today. Got it ready and settled in on target and snap !!! Nothing. Checked the primer and it was barely marked. Tried a different brand primer , took it apart and checked the pin which looks fine but never got it to fire . Anyone ever have an issue like this. Guess Ill be trying out the CVA customer service.
i always check my bp's by just loading up a primer/cap and testing it when they are new.
that is unusual, but very possible.. either machining in the breech is incorrect (primer sitting to far forward) or firing pin isn't stroking far enough.
what type of ignition/ primer are you talking about? a hammer, nipple & percussion cap, or an inline and 209 primer? try diff primers?, maybe they got contaminated or you have a bad striker system.
what type of ignition/ primer are you talking about? a hammer, nipple & percussion cap, or an inline and 209 primer? try diff primers?, maybe they got contaminated or you have a bad striker system.
Inline and 209.
I tried two brands of primers and about 10 of each. Its definitely a striker issue, just dont know if its the pin or the hammer not stroking all the way. While broke open and hammer down I can pull the trigger and push the hammer all the way to the stop which pushes the fireing pin out as far as it can go as is. but that doesn't mean either one is traveling far enough when fired, or snapped in this case.
I don't wanna sound like Captain obvious, but if it's a new gun, packing/shipping grease may be the culprit. disassemble as much as possible and submerge all the metal parts in a bucket of real hot soapy water. this should melt any grease. another method is to roll up the stripped parts in an old dark towel and put in on the dashboard of your car parked it direct sun with the windows rolled up. this will heat up and sweat out a lot of grease you may not be able to see. it's a busy time to be sending stuff back to the factory. call them and ask to speak with a TECH, NOT an operator. they may have ideas, or send you a new part. I wouldn't risk returning the whole gun so close to hunting season.
