I think this guy Wakeman is a bit of a clown. He's the typical know-it-all kind of guy and there are plenty of those in the hunting/shooting world. In this age of product liablility suits I can't see any company knowingly putting out a firearm that could be flawed and dangerous in design. He probably can't handle the fact that CVA's can shoot about as well as the expensive guns he might own so he has to go out of his way to badmouth them. Sure they are not works of art, but why should that matter? They have proven themselves to be a reliable firearm that will put deer down. For most hunters that's all that matters.