RE: What happened to CVA Traditional Models?
The wood/blue Bobcat was my first muzzleloader and I really liked it. I got my first muzzleloader deer with it. Shame they don't make them like that anymore. I thought they were going to keep making them so when mine got worn out, I traded it for a recurve bow.
I settled on the Traditions "Woodsman". It's the closest thing I've found to the old Bobcat. The price is about the same and the accuracy is certainly there. The Traditions "trapper pistol" makes a nice addition to the woodsman too. Both shoot great. One word of warning though, when you get the double set triggers, it's hard to go back, those things are sweeet.