I've had my CVA for 5 years now. I paid a little over $100.00 for it with the starter kit. I also purchased a $30.00 Tasco 3x9x40 scope from wal-mart thinking that if I didn't like ML hunting, I hadn't lost much money. Love the CVA and the scope has supprised me also. My 12 will take the hunter safety course this year, and I will be purchasing him a CVA and another Tasco. You could spend more, but you don't have to.

Just my .02