Re: MtMan-List:CVA

[rwyant <rwyant@MARSHALL.EDU>]

> Date:          Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:31:08 -0800
> From:          KWesten@wyellowstone.com (Kurt Westenbarger)
> Subject:       Re: MtMan-List:CVA
> To:            hist_text@xmission.com
> Reply-to:      hist_text@xmission.com

> I've been following these CVA Stories with interest.  Never owned one
> myself as my .54 Lyman Great Plains rifle shoots straight and has held
> up very well.  A friend however built a CVA rifle kit.  Did a mighty
> fine job too.  he was proud of it and rightly so.  But the thing
> couldn't hit the same spot twice no matter what he did to it.  CVA told
> him there might be a barrel problem and asked him to return the whole
> rifle for their inspection which he did.  They sent him back a new
> pre-made by someone else's hands CVA Rifle!  My freind was so mad he
> called 'em back and demanded they return his original.  They apologized
> and told him it had unfortunately been "disposed of".  To top it off the
> new rifle shot worse than the first!  We had balls flying all over the
> place for no ryhme nor reason.  He finally sold it to someone for a
> mantle peice and bought a .50 Great Plains which shoots very well.
> 
> Just thought I'd pass on the story.
> 
> Kurt Westenbarger
> West Yellowstone MT
Kurt - Am no great fan of CVA, but have built 3 from kits that 
perform very well.  This was in the early 1980's - one still a "match 
winner" for a friend of mine.  Building the kits, I did have to do 
some work on the locks and triggers, but had no problems with 
mainsprings.  The barrels in all shoot well.  I am speaking of the 
Mt. Rifle that is no longer offered.  Just got a used one from the 
factory (price was right) and we'll see what it will do.  Perhaps CVA 
has "lessened in quality" in recent years?  Later,

Bob W.

Robert A. Wyant
Huntington, WV
rwyant@marshall.edu
rwyant@access.k12.wv.us