All these gossips about CVA/BPI and Tradition are BS. HE is getting payed for saying stuff like this to make other people turn away from these company.
And
who, exactly, is paying me?
Are they also paying Doc White, Larry Weishuhn, Del Ramsey, Chuck Hawks, etc.?
Erik Zenger was paid, but not enough, apparently:
I am very sorry to hear that there continue to be people injured by CVA muzzle loaders.
As I mentioned before I was injured by the Prohunter version of CVA rifle that was included in the recall that CVA initiated in 1997. The recall covered all Prohunter rifles that had been manufactured in 1995 and 1996. I purchased my CVA rifle in 1999 at a local sporting good store. It was a rifle that had been a trade-in, but which was brand new and never shot. I was sighting in my rifle on November 4, 2001 with my brother. My brother had shot the gun 7 times and handed it to me saying that his shoulder was getting sore and that it was my turn. It was my first shot which went terribly wrong. It was determined later by several specialists that 2 separate, but related manufacturer defects, ultimately resulted in not only my gun failing, but the many others that these specialist had investigated. These two defects were 1) the steel the barrels were made of was substandard and 2) the pre-drilled scope mounting holes were drilled too deep. This ultimatly caused the barrel to split around the circumference at the point of these holes. In my guns case, the part that blew out the back of the gun was actually the last 1.5 inches of the barrel (which included the breech plug), then of course the bolt mechanism, the spring and the plastic end cap at the back of the gun.
I have the written reports about the defects from one of the specialists that I would be more than happy to forward on to you.
Yes, you are correct that I have settled my case. It was a very disappointing settlement, and is actually becoming more and more disappointing as I have both new and continuing medical problems. I was surprised that I was not required to sign a confidentiality agreement at the time of settlement. I have often second guessed the whole settlement process and my final decision....but there is nothing that I can do now. To make matters worse, I was "sued" by my health insurance company for all of their out of pocket expenses related to my care.
I would be more than happy to help in any way possible to make people aware of the dangers of CVA guns, and to bring down CVA and the capitalistic pigs that run it.
Feel free to contact me. Erik
When a manufacturer tells you to shoot a load that produces over 28,000 PSI in a barrel proofed only to 12,000 PSI, and rated for below that figure-- it shouldn't take any reasonable person to wonder why doing that is not a particularly smart idea. :shock:
No reputable riflesmith, ballistician, powder manufacterer, barrel maker-- no one with any rudimentary firearms knowledge would ever suggest that you shoot a load anyehere near proof pressure, let alone exceed it.
