Reviews of CVA muzzle loaders

Both made in Spain I think CVA compare's quite closely to the Traditions, Comparison IMO stops there.If your refering to the CVA .45 in the EE forum, I think thats a good deal, I'd pick it up for my son but I bought him a SS Traditions Tracker in .50 last yr.
 
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I have a CVA 12 guage sxs.

Certainly not a thompson center, but gets the job done. Would I buy another CVA rifle or shotgun.....YES.

I used mine to shoot a blacktail last year. I had more fun packing my CVA shotgun and hunting with it. Than I have with any other rifle in the past years.
 
My first blackpowder rifle (from 1984) was a CVA .54 Hawken, built from a kit. It's been a fun muzzle loader to play with (with 1:66 twist it still out-shoots my 1:48 TC Hawken (with round balls), even though the TC is a much higher quality firearm).

The CVA is well made, though, and definitely lots of "bang" for your buck.
 
I've 2 CVA muzzle loader, 1 Eclypse 209 (where I got my name) and a Optima Pro, both in .50. The Optima is better than the Eclypse (in-line).

Easier to clean and a better shooter. Would I buy one again? Hell ya, for the price difference with a TC, I can get all the bullet and powder that i will need.
But like all the muzzle loader, the secret is practice, practice and practice and the freezer will be full :)
 
When i was shopping for my hawken, I compared the CVA/Traditions/TC and Lyman made guns.

CVA and Traditionas were about the same. TC had too much brass for my tastes and only available in right hand configuration, but was a nice gun.

I went with the Lyman Great Plains in .54 with a 1:66 twist. Seems the best quality for dollar ratio to me.
 
I use the CVA Staghorn inline, A very basic 209 primer system. It is rated for the magnum loads, but I don't see the point. I am not tearing one ragged hole, but with the installation of a quality scope, and a few aftermarket items, I am consisting printing 2 - 2.5 in groups @ 100 (with the occasional ragged hole).

I am happy with mine.
 
I have a CVA Hawkin and had a CVA Bobcat. I found both quite acceptable quality for the money. I also have a Traditions flintlock and a pistol which I consider to be in the same ballpark as the CVA. I just visited the CVA web site and notice they no longer have any of the traditional types of muzzle loaders, only in-lines and break actions. I would love to get one of their .32 cal squirrel guns.
 
CVA and Traditions are one and the same. Fine for economy caplocks, but the flinters suffer from poor lock geometry. I would not buy a CVA or Traditions flintlock. Even the caplocks have a weird breech system where the drum interlocks with the breech plug.
 
I had a CVA St Louis hawken, and currently have a CVA squirrel rifle.The function quite well, the weak point in them is the lock.The V springs don't have enough tension in them and the tumglers could stand to be a bit harder.
I would buy another one if the price was right.
I've only shot with a couple of people with Traditions, and the only problem I could see, some of them the ignition vent isn't direct into the bottom of the barrel IIRC. Maybe someone else has had this problem and can jump in and verify.
 
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