Re: MtMan-List: CVA Products

[LODGEPOLE@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/26/98 11:37:46 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
TetonTod@aol.com writes:

<< I guess what I'm trying to say is that I think the original CVA products
were
 better than their later products, but even the early stuff doesn't come close
 to being called "quality." >>

   Well, my St. Louis Hawken by CVA was purchased in the early 90's.
Admittedly not the finest looking gun to be found, but not butt ugly
either.....this is the gun I earned my Rendezvous handle with after going to 3
shoots in a row and going 3 for 3 on the 125 yard, 10 inch gong at each. On
the 3rd hit at the 3rd vous, my buddy turned to me and said "God Damn Longshot
!!!"
   However it is a crapshoot buying the new ones as, as I understand it CVA
has about 7 different sources for their barrels and this is what will make or
break the shooting ability of the gun.......I got lucky.  Now my boy is
shooting that gun and doing some fine shooting to boot. If he gets any better
he'll be better then me and I will be forced to take it away from him and tell
him to go buy his own gun. Providing of course that it isn't loaded at the
time. Longshot ain't no fool!