CVA Inline

The History of CVA

The CVA company was founded in 1971 under the full name Connecticut Valley Arms™. It quickly gained a reputation for making high-quality traditional side-lock muzzleloading rifles and DIY rifle kit assemblies.

Throughout the years, CVA has introduced several models of muzzleloaders like the CVA V2, CVA Accura, Optima, Wolf, and many others. In 1997, the company faced a significant challenge. A specific model of gun that they made in 1995 and 1996, sold under the name Apollo, had to be recalled due to safety incidents. In response to this situation, CVA took a responsible step by initiating a recall and settling most of the associated claims. As of now, about 96% of the approximately 55,000 recalled guns have been retrieved. Notably, outside of the Apollo model from 1995 and 1996, no other CVA gun has ever been recalled.

In recent years, the guns being sold under the CVA brand have undergone significant changes. Today, the barrels are made in the Bergara Barrels factory in Spain, which is owned by their parent company BPI Outdoors. This move allowed CVA to have deep insight into the production process, ensuring higher safety standards and tight quality control. As a result, current CVA guns are considered as safe as any other brands on the market, and the company maintains that the quality of their products matches, if not surpasses, that of their competitors.

Today, in 2023, CVA operates under the parent company BPI Outdoors, a group that owns several other brands including Bergara Rifles™, PowerBelt® Bullets™, Quake Industries™, and DuraSight™. They still focus primarily on manufacturing the high-quality muzzleloader rifles they are best known for; however, they also entered the bolt action business with the introduction of the Cascade centerfire model and continue to offer various kit assemblies.

CVA Inline Muzzleloader Rifles Review

The CVA company presented numerous popular muzzleloaders throughout the years with the CVA Inline using an upgraded and modernized design. Certain models used a design similar to a bolt-action mechanism, while others featured a break-barrel configuration in combination with breech plugs.

Traditional and modern muzzleloaders differ mainly in their ignition systems. The term "inline" comes from the fact that the ignition source (usually a percussion cap or a primer) is located directly behind the powder charge, which is different from traditional muzzleloaders where the ignition source is usually to the side of the barrel (hence the term "sidelock muzzleloaders").

Original muzzleloaders used a flintlock mechanism or a percussion cap to ignite the gunpowder from the side through a small channel called a "flash hole". The system was often unreliable and hard to ignite in the rain. The first man to change that was Tony Knight, who revolutionized muzzleloaders by inventing an inline ignition system that directly connected the percussion cap to the powder.

The Inline system is widely used in CVA muzzleloaders; however, some of the older CVA models had a different mounting surface with the centerspread of the mounting holes positioned wider apart compared to the newer models. This page refers to these older inline muzzleloaders.

An example of a bolt action-like inline muzzleloader by CVA called the Buckhorn, chambered for .50 Cal

Figure 1: An example of a bolt action-like inline muzzleloader by CVA called the Buckhorn, chambered for .50 Cal (Source: https://www.hyattgunstore.com/cva-buckhorn-50-caliber-muzzleloader-used-in-good-condition.html?cat=971&page=1)

The receiver of an older CVA inline muzzleloader called Buckhorn, with wider centerspread, chambered for .50 Cal.

Figure 2: The receiver of an older CVA inline muzzleloader called Buckhorn, with wider centerspread, chambered for .50 Cal. (Source: https://www.hyattgunstore.com/cva-buckhorn-50-caliber-muzzleloader-used-in-good-condition.html?cat=971&page=1)

CVA Inline

A: 21.9 mm

B: 60 mm

C: 21.9 mm

BHU: 0 mm

Ø: 8-40

R1: R12.7

R2: R12.7

Scope Mounts Interchangeable With CVA Inline

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With CVA Inline

For one-piece mounts to fit on a rifle, mounting surfaces on these rifles must match in every dimension. Rifles that share one-piece scope mounts with CVA Inline are the following:

CVA Accura (old)

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With CVA Inline

To meet interchangeability conditions, two-piece mounts must match in all dimensions except the B distance. B distance can vary because two-piece mounts can be installed and adjusted closer or further apart. Rifles that share two-piece scope mounts with CVA Inline are the following:

Best Scope Mounts for CVA Inline

Picatinny Rails for CVA Inline

When choosing a Picatinny rail, one should always keep an eye on the distance between the holes on the rail. This aluminum EGW Picatinny rail made entirely in the USA is an excellent choice as it matches the receiver of the CVA Inline rifles.

Before purchasing any scope mount for CVA Inline muzzleloaders please make sure that the B distance between the holes on your rifle is 60 mm. If that centerspread distance is 20 mm, that means that you have a newer version of the CVA firearm and you need to be looking at the following scope mount:

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the scope mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

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CVA Inline

The History of CVA

CVA Inline Muzzleloader Rifles Review

Scope Mounts Interchangeable With CVA Inline

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With CVA Inline

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With CVA Inline

Best Scope Mounts for CVA Inline

Picatinny Rails for CVA Inline

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

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