RE: t/c vs cva
I have both and both are good guns. The optmia elite is a fine shooting gun. It comes with the same bergara barrel as the TC encore. The CVA is a more no frills or extras on it. In my opion the TC take more time to fine detail where the CVA is a more plain jane. Like any company a person can get good and bad in both, but from my experience both shoot well.