In the early '80's, I got a CVA .50 Hawkens. Worst POS gun I
ever owned. God/conscience would not allow me to sell it to
someone who might have gotten themselves severely hurt.
That being said, I know of several individuals who have gotten
CVA CF rifles in .45-70 and converted them to smokeless muzzle
loaders. They don't attempt to load as stout as those of us
with our Rem 700ml conversions or Savage 10MLII's, but still
end up with over 300yd capable rifles. I'm very tempted to
believe CVA has long seen the light that it is in their best
interests to make quality firearms. The Bergara barrels they
now use had their inspiration from Shilen and have become
very accurate, dependable and safe. The article which is still
on Chuck Hawk's site comes from relatively old information and
the author is known as a "legend in his own mind".
