After hunting with this rifle for 7 days, I have found a design flaw. It tends to break open while carrying it on a sling. The first time it happened, it cost me a deer. When i brought the rifle up, I noticed it was broke open. I snapped it shut, cocked it and pulled the trigger. Nothing. Opened it up and no primer. The old doe didn't stick around for me to fish out a new primer, tho. I'm wondering, what in the world just happened. Second time, I was leaving the blind and it was open, no primer. Now I'm starting to think something's wrong with this rifle. The next morning, it cost me a shot at a coyote, same story. So I spent the rest of the morning in the blind trying to make it break open. At this point, I started carrying a pocket full of loose 209's to get at them easier. I was able to figure it out on the fifth time, Sunday morning. When I left the blind, I know it was locked and when I got to the truck 5 mins later it was open. It seems that the newly relocated break open lever in fron tof the trigger guard likes to catch on clothing while carrying it on the sling. When you go to take it off your shoulder, it unlatches. It also opens up if you carry it with one hand right in front of the trigger guard. I was REALLY starting to like this rifle, too. Not so much now. I doubt that CVA can/will do anything about it and postage kinda negates the deal I got on it. It may be a problem with QC on the barrel latch, but right now I tend to think it is just a design flaw. Still the easiest clean ups ever and excellent accuracy, but I'm changing my rating of 10 to a 5! Reliability is #1 on my list of a good rifle.....
