Okay Cactus, theres nothing wrong with buying a CVA I personally like the feel of the Sidekick over ANY CVA when you pick up the sidekick it just has a good balance and a good solid gun(Walnut stock). I have looked at alot of muzzleloaders at Bass Pro and ended uptaking homethe NEF Sidekick with a 3x9 Bushnell to put on it .