Well, the response has been underwhelming--but to whet your appetite here's what the UPS driver left at my door moments ago. First pass out of the box I can say this build would be what I would expect of a premium prosumer grade centerfire rifle and well packaged EXCEPT FOR ONE THING
rolleyes
--in a classic "what were they thinking?" the one-piece ramrod comes PACKAGED LOOSE inside the barrel's bore at the muzzle end!!
The rod itself shows paint and metal wear where it contacted the bore--I'm afraid to look inside the bore itself. I'm gonna have to call CVA and get enlightened on that piece of package engineering.