Has everybody already forgiven CVA for the exploding muzzleloaders they produced a decade ago? Surely, you've heard of this and seen the photos. There have been many lawsuits, and I'm surprised the company is still in business.
You see, the Spanish manufacturer was using extruded barrels and breech plugs with malformed threads. The result was a whole bunch of guns that fired in reverse.
Check out this for background: Muzzleloading Tragedy: the CVA Menace
Then, if you have a strong stomach, look here at all the photos and lawsuits brought against CVA: Home Page
I'll never own one and see to it that my friends don't either. $200 is really cheap, and corners will be cut to meet that price point. You'll have to decide if it's worth the risk.
I’ve seen these articles about CVA blowups as well. But from what I’ve read from BPI’s and others responses that were posted on other web sites, this Randy Wakeman guy has been after CVA muzzleloaders for years. They say he is on Savage’s payroll, a company that has been pushing a “smokeless powder muzzleloader,” and also a competitor of CVA, and that he’s also tied in with some lawyers who specialize in lawsuits against muzzleloading gun companies. I saw on CVA’s web site where they did have a recall way back in the 90’s, so Wakeman and his lawyer buddies are probably trying to make money off of that. I guess there are no ambulances to chase. Who knows? But I know that the CVA’s I’ve owned over the past few years have all been great shooters, and I have never had any problems or heard of anyone else having problems. Go to there wabsite and look at the guarantee the are offering I have never seen that before.
Was wondering what people think about the quality. I have been looking at the new Wolf model with the quick change breech. For 200 bucks it seems like a great upgrade to my old knight 11 cap.
Any other brands in the 200-250 range worth looking at? I saw some TCs at Wally world for 227.