Triple Se7en

I always wanted a CVA Mountain Rifle in 58 caliber.

Muley Hunter

I've had 4 of them, and didn't realize they were that size. Makes you wonder why they weigh so much? A CVA Mountain Rifle with a 32" barrel is 7.8lbs. The GPR is 9 1/4lbs. WTH?

1874sharpsshooter

The additional weight over the CVA is quality . 1.45 pounds of quality spread throughout the whole gun .

Semisane

Because a GPR has gravitas.

1874sharpsshooter

and big ones at that

ronlaughlin

Wow! Now that's a neat word!

Muley Hunter

Bull! The early CVA Mountain Rifle made in the USA with a Douglas barrel is a good solid gun. Every bit as good as the Italian GPR. Maybe better.

Heavy doesn't make it a better gun. It just makes it heavy.

BarnesAddict

I'm completely satisfied with my Ultimate Firearms Inc. rifle.

Worked myself up from a Huntsman, numerous T/C Hawken rifles, one CVA, Knights and then T/C Encore platform rifles.

Blackpowdersmoke

I see you're gradually progressing upward in technology, a few more years and you'll come full circle and start using a center fire rifle again.

As for myself... I prefer to stay traditional. There's just much more satisfaction in taking a deer with a traditional firearm, whether it's a sidelock percussion or flintlock... I know you modern ML fellas have your thing and that's fine... but, where's the cutoff point? Where do you reach a point where you no longer feel like you're hunting with a muzzleloader?

BPS

super_hunt54

Well Powder, As long as I have to stuff my load in from the business end, it's muzzleloading! You are following the same logic that a very few archers use against compound bows. You bowhunt? You use a compound? Think it's going to far? Just how far is too far? Rifled barrels? That's not "traditional". Percussion caps? That's not "traditional". If you want to get real technical, anything other than throwing rocks isn't "traditional".