Let me open by saying I know nothing about muzzleloading. I am a gun collector / weekend target shooter but usually focus more on the ww2 rifles. I have never messed with a muzzleloader but they always looked interesting. Today while browsing the local walmart I noticed they are carrying a BPI - CCVA branded .50cal rifle this year for $59.99. I am very tempted to pick this up for no other reason that just to have one. I do not hunt and am not really looking for the worlds most accurate black powder, just would not mind owning a blackpowder gun.
Here is the question, I have always heard of CVA rifles and heard they are decent but a quick search of web gave me several discussions of them being very dangerous. People rumoring that the company uses no quality controll, lots of accidents involving their guns related purely to not being made well enough to handle the specified amount of powder etc... has anyone here known this to be the case? Anyone know about BPI by CVA? I am assuming its just a cheaper version or something.
Should I pick this up just for the sake of having one in the safe with everything else?
any input will be appreciated
Jon
Here is the question, I have always heard of CVA rifles and heard they are decent but a quick search of web gave me several discussions of them being very dangerous. People rumoring that the company uses no quality controll, lots of accidents involving their guns related purely to not being made well enough to handle the specified amount of powder etc... has anyone here known this to be the case? Anyone know about BPI by CVA? I am assuming its just a cheaper version or something.
Should I pick this up just for the sake of having one in the safe with everything else?
any input will be appreciated
Jon