A relative asked me for my thoughts and all concerning the CVA Paramount. He has the money(but is a conservative) spender. I read up on this gun and it sounds great for what it is but I do not get the price tag. If I wanted something like this guns performance(and I don't) I would get a ruger or remington mzzl rifle and replace the barrel with a green mountain 45 and appropriate twist, transfer or reproduce the fire plug thingy. Even if you got 600 bucks in the gun it would cheaper and far better to look at then the CVA and you could carry it with out a set of wheels under it. Paramount gun and scope looks like a easy 11 or 12 pounds. I am getting tired thinking of that brute and I never touched one. Is my thinking here rational?