Isnt moststeel imported now? I know the US still makes steel and all but mainly sell to china, exe. Finding anything that actually is made in america is suprising. As for the barrels made in spain, you dont rule out an entire brand due to one rifle coming out with a bad barrel. A lot of people keep saying they are exploders, show me a Recent incident. I have not been able to find any. hpmuzzleloading only mentions the cva apollo. Itsa thing of the past. Sure a rifle maybe explode due to the loader not doing something right, but that doesnt mean its the companies fault. I just found a picture and article on hpmuzzleloading with a young kid shooting a cva with triple 7 powder and a 400 grain slug. Its a thing of the past, move on. If you know that its been more than one style of rifle, feel free to update us all. MLkeith, this isnt for you ok? i dont mean to come off like im taking a shot at you but im interested in everyone that has knowledge of any other rifles besides the Apollo that were known for exploding.