CVA has introduced the latest in high-tech barrel steel treatments to its ACCURA line of muzzleloading rifles, a technique known as Salt Bath Ferritic Nitrocarburization. Already widely used in military applications, the “nitriding process” actually hardens the outer layers of the steel, making it significantly more durable and more corrosion resistant than even chrome lining – which was previously the highest standard in bore toughening techniques. With muzzleloaders being particularly susceptible to corrosion, CVA’s application of this barrel toughening technology to its premium ACCURA MR and ACCURA V2 THUMBHOLE models advances these top-selling, premium quality muzzleloaders to an even higher level.
According to Dudley McGarity, CEO of BPI Outdoors, owner of the CVA brand, the move to using the nitride process on a muzzleloader was a natural for the company. “We’ve been using the nitride process on a good many of the OEM barrels that we now produce for other manufacturers under our Bergara Barrels brand, so we were well aware of the benefits for center-fire barrels and felt it would also be a great enhancement for muzzleloaders,” he said. According to McGarity, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and lubricity are much better than blued carbon steel or untreated stainless steel – and initial chronograph testing indicates that the improved lubricity can also increase muzzle velocities by an impressive degree.
CVA uses the nitride treated premium Bergara Barrels in its accuracy guaranteed Accura rifle series, the company’s most feature packed and highest priced muzzleloader offerings. Even though these barrels are made of 416 Stainless Steel, the nitride process turns them matte black in color. And, unlike the currently popular exterior ceramic coatings, nitriding protects the outside and the inside of the barrel, and it will not shoot out even with thousands of shots. “Best of all,” McGarity continued, “this is the closest thing we’ve ever seen to a ‘rust proof’ muzzleloader barrel. While some surface rust might occur in extremely humid and/or salty-air conditions, the rust does not penetrate the steel, so it just wipes right off. Rust pitted bores are now a thing of the past.”
CVA is a division of BPI Outdoors and is America’s #1 selling muzzleloading brand. BPI offers a wide array of innovative hunting products – all at unmatched values. The company’s USA headquarters is in Duluth, GA, which handles all North American distribution. The guns are made at BPI’s ultra-modern, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in northern Spain, a region rich in European gun-making heritage. BPI is an industry leader in muzzleloading rifles and accessories, hunting rifles, hunting and shooting accessories and shooting components. BPI markets various trusted brand names including CVA®, PowerBelt Bullets®, Bergara Barrels®, Bergara Custom Rifles, QuakeÒ Hunting Accessories and DuraSight® Scope Mounting Systems.
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