CVA MR-X Cluster F&*#$!

[FrontierGander]

As we all know, I am a big fan of CVA guns since a young age. I had a customer come to me and ask me to get him set up for a solid 200 yard rig for NM elk. Well I picked out the paramount, but he was later talked into buying the CVA Accura MR-X .45cal.. Ok cool! not a big deal.

Boy was I wrong! These coronarush built guns started having issues with accuracy. They blamed the base on the powerbelt for being off center... I found a deeper problem that involved the whole darn gun.

#1 i saw little speckles all over the scope mount. Thought maybe it was just paint until i used my fingernail to scratch it, and it cut my finger nail.



next the forearm was off..........center.... I did the suggested "adjustment" which did nothing to correct the alignment.


While working on the forearm, I noticed that the barrel and frame were not even center. Tight gap on one side, loose gap on the other.


I closed the barrel and notice the grand canyon running through one side of the frame/barrel gap.


This was the final nail in the coffin. The entire barrel was welded off center! The edge of the breech plug actually slightly sticks over the edge of the frame! Not even close to being centered in the frame. Imagine where that firing pin would strike a primer!


Yes, its going back for a refund and I'll try to talk the customer into the paramount and hope I don't find the issues i did on this MR-X!

Look CLOSELY if you buy one!

 

[cbhunter]

Wow that is bad bad.

 

[Knight250]

Wow that gives me anxiety!!!! Hope everything goes smooth with the refund

 

[backyardtndeer]

That is unusual for cva. I will have to take a close look at my wife's MR. It has been pretty accurate. I love my accura v2.

 

[MUP]

Geez!

 

[Smo]

The last sentence says it all…

 

[FrontierGander]

Its on the way back to the store. The guy looked through their stock and confirmed that all of them that he has, are off centered. Also, the durasight rail, they too look like hell. I didn't plan on setting up the rifle with the durasight base, so, we'll scrap that cva base. They sent me a prepaid shipping label and he has a guy pulling rifles and testing trigger pulls to find one with at least a 3lb trigger pull. Seems to me cva/durasight is getting a little on the sloppy side these days. I know coronavirus is always blamed, but welding things on that off set, isn't corona related.

 

[east_tn_gk]

Thanks for the info. Nobody is perfect and it's always good to double check everything out.

 

[Gmed]

Got lucky I guess. I have a MR-X and a LR-X (both in .50). Shoot great and are pretty guns. I did have an issue with a MR-X in .45. Breech plug was scarring breech face under the firing pin area Even tho plug was tight. They are refunding my purchase price.

 

[DeerMan66]

I have a buddy that just bought a new CVA MR-X and the clear coating immediately started peeling off the forearm. He contacted CVA. They acknowledged there is a problem. They took his information and asked him to contact them again in April. That is when they expect to have replacement forearms available.