CVA was ranked as the nation’s # 1 Muzzleloading Brand in recent survey titled “Top Hunting and Shooting Equipment Brands for 2011,” published by Southwick Associates of Fernandina Beach, FL. The survey ranked the brands hunters and shooters purchased most frequently in various product categories in 2011. The list was compiled from the 41,923 internet-based surveys completed by hunters and target shooters who volunteered to participate last year in HunterSurvey.com and ShooterSurvey.com polls. The top ranked gun brands were as follows:
Top rifle brand: Remington (16% of all purchases) Top shotgun brand: Remington Top muzzleloader brand: CVA (37.2% of all purchases) Top handgun brand: Sturm, Ruger (17.1% of all purchases)
Dudley McGarity, CEO of Blackpowder Products, Inc., owner of the CVA brand, said that the Southwick survey verified what the company had been seeing in the marketplace for the last several years. “CVA has continued to gain market share despite the weak economy. Consumers are seeking value in everything they purchase, muzzleloaders included, and the strong sales of our various gun models confirms that CVA is viewed by most muzzleloader buyers as the best gun for their dollar,” McGarity explained.
