CVA Endura Series: The Modernized Muzzleloader Of 2025

[shanneba]

While CVA got its start with traditional muzzleloading firearms, the company thoroughly embraced the trend of “modern” muzzleloaders. Today, you won’t find any wood stocks or side locks in the company's catalog, but a lineup of the latest break-action and bolt-action smokepoles. In 2019, CVA introduced the concept of “long-range muzzleloading” with the Paramount and new for 2025 is that model’s successor—the Endura.

CVA calls the Endura “the most advanced muzzleloader series CVA has ever built.”

The headline grabber is that the Endura is not only designed to use Blackhorn 209 powder but also select smokeless powders. To handle higher breech pressures, the rifle uses a tungsten-lined breech plug. The firing mechanism is a turn-bolt. The Endura uses CVA’s VariFlame priming device, where a 209 shotgun primer or large rifle primer is placed in a holder that is inserted into the breech.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | CVA Endura Series: The Modernized Muzzleloader Of 2025

CVA built on the success of its Paramount muzzleloader to create the Endura, a design that the company calls "the most advanced muzzleloader series CVA has ever built."

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[Talyn]

In my state you can only use "traditional" muzzleloaders and only round balls.

 

[Shibadog]

I hate “modern muzzleloaders”. They are about as “primitive” as a Ruger #1 using caseless ammo. Once upon a time in muzzleloading season you could only use a traditional muzzleloader, typically with patched round ball. Range was, accordingly, limited and using one to harvest game required a skill set beyond that of most folks. Accordingly the woods during ML season was not nearly as crowded and the folks out there were hunting using skills that dated back to an earlier, simpler, time. Now rifles use smokeless powder, shotgun or large rifle primers, modern telescopic sights and it’s basically modern rifle season using single shot rifles. Neighbor bought a custom job two years ago that has been sighted in to 400 yards for deer hunting-use the range finding scope and pow “I shot a deer with a muzzleloader”. Big fricking deal my ‘06 will do the same. Where is the challenge in that? I gave up modern firearms for hunting decades ago. I get more of a charge out of dropping a squirrel with a .32 flinter than a massive buck shot from 150 yards away with a scoped rifle. If I was hunting for meat I’d use a modern gun. Since I’m hunting for the challenge of the hunt, I’ll stick with traditional thank you. My longest shot ever with black powder was a nice 6 point taken at 120 yards with an 1858 .577 Enfield. Artillery Muskatoon. Got several at 40 to 75 yards with .50 round ball Hatfield.

 

[3L120]

I hate “modern muzzleloaders”. They are about as “primitive” as a Ruger #1 using caseless ammo. Once upon a time in muzzleloading season you could only use a traditional muzzleloader, typically with patched round ball. Range was, accordingly, limited and using one to harvest game required a skill set beyond that of most folks. Accordingly the woods during ML season was not nearly as crowded and the folks out there were hunting using skills that dated back to an earlier, simpler, time. Now rifles use smokeless powder, shotgun or large rifle primers, modern telescopic sights and it’s basically modern rifle season using single shot rifles. Neighbor bought a custom job two years ago that has been sighted in to 400 yards for deer hunting-use the range finding scope and pow “I shot a deer with a muzzleloader”. Big fricking deal my ‘06 will do the same. Where is the challenge in that? I gave up modern firearms for hunting decades ago. I get more of a charge out of dropping a squirrel with a .32 flinter than a massive buck shot from 150 yards away with a scoped rifle. If I was hunting for meat I’d use a modern gun. Since I’m hunting for the challenge of the hunt, I’ll stick with traditional thank you. My longest shot ever with black powder was a nice 6 point taken at 120 yards with an 1858 .577 Enfield. Artillery Muskatoon. Got several at 40 to 75 yards with .50 round ball Hatfield.

I agree completely. Everyone wants to bend the rules to make it easier!!!

 

[Belt Fed]

Modern muzzle loaders!.....BAH HUMBUG.