It will be interesting to watch if CVA can survive with just "Inliners".
May be I'm wrong, but I think CVA is sewing off the branch they sit on.
Good study about the future of traditional vs. modern BP shooting. :imo:
Did you mean to say "sawing" instead of "sewing"? At least I am assuming that because of the connotation of the statement.
I feel that relatively soon, CVA is going to be just a memory, AND a bad one for some!...
I, of course, agree completely and unabashedly... I think they would have been better off to "sell off" their CVA name and tradmark along with the sidelocks and handguns to a large conglomerate, such as ATK products. NOT that I have ANY love for ATK, in fact I think they are predatory and downright disreputable--due to their internal practices and policies... but I use them ONLY as an example of a corporation expanding it's horizons and diversifying into a wider consumer market base, so that they have a better chance of survival in a WAY too tough economy. Now that was a mouthful of words!... eh?
It's just another example of how pressures--financial and political/social--have greatly curtailed ANY business's chances of maintaining reputation, quality, and variety of product lines.
In fact I have concluded that with the plethora of modern cartridge firing guns--which have become so complicated and regulated to the point of calling an end user's sight adjustments as "tampering with the warranty and safety of the product" (i.e. they are afraid of getting on the wrong end of a lawsuit).
I think it is very prudent to only buy and use traditional muzzleloaders, which, (if you stick with traditional locks and parts) haven't basically changed since their inception. I can strip and put toghether one blindfolded, or repair my lock, or "make" a replacement part for an outdated gun, tune up the action, lighten the trigger pull, etc... Try doing that with the latest Super Short Action, Mini Magnum Cartridge, bolt action models and see what I mean...
I might have a strange view of things, but it's just an opinion.
I would have thought that this topic might have garnered some more strongly biased, but candid replies and rebuttals... guess most people just tend to not go against the grain. But then that's why CVA is sticking strictly to inlines too!
My $0.02 for the subject (actually it would cost about 3.2 cents in Euros!!!)
Choose Wisely, Spend even MORE wisely, then Shoot Safely,!
WV_Hillbilly