CVA Paramount Recall: What Owners Need to Know Right Now

Last updated: 2026-08-08

If you own a CVA Paramount, Paramount HTR, Paramount Pro, or Paramount Pro V2, stop shooting it today. CVA and its parent company, BPI Outdoors, have issued a full stop-use safety recall covering every production year of all four models — not a specific batch, not a serial number range, all of them.

This isn't a routine "check your rifle" bulletin. It's a stop-use order, and the timing lands right as many owners are prepping these rifles for fall muzzleloader season. The Paramount line has been one of CVA's flagship offerings — marketed as a premium, magnum-capable platform for hunters who wanted top-tier long-range performance out of a modern in-line muzzleloader. That popularity is exactly why this recall touches so many hunters at once: these weren't a niche or limited-run model.

Here's exactly what's going on, why CVA pulled the whole lineup instead of a subset, how to tell if your specific rifle is affected, and how to claim your remedy without losing money on a rifle you can no longer legally or safely use.

What's Actually Being Recalled

The recall covers all production years of:

• CVA Paramount
• CVA Paramount HTR
• CVA Paramount Pro
• CVA Paramount Pro V2

There's no cutoff date and no serial number exclusion. If your rifle carries any of these four model names, it's part of the recall — whether you bought it the week it launched or last month.

How to Tell If Your Rifle Is Covered

Because there's no serial number cutoff, you don't need to dig up paperwork or track down a purchase date to know if you're affected. Check the model name stamped on the barrel or listed on your original box/receipt:

• CVA Paramount — covered
• CVA Paramount HTR — covered
• CVA Paramount Pro — covered
• CVA Paramount Pro V2 — covered

If your muzzleloader is a different CVA model — Optima, Wolf, Accura, or the standard (non-Paramount) Endura line — it is not part of this recall. This recall is specific to the Paramount platform. If you've swapped barrels, added an aftermarket breech plug, or otherwise modified your Paramount, it's still covered — the recall follows the receiver/model, not the factory configuration, so don't assume a modification puts you outside it. When in doubt, call BPI Outdoors at (770) 449-4687 and give them your model and serial number directly rather than guessing.

Why CVA Pulled the Entire Lineup

According to the official recall notice, an unsafe condition can occur when a Paramount is improperly loaded. CVA cites several specific failure paths:

• Double loading — seating a second powder charge or projectile without firing the first
• Incorrect or incompatible powder — using a powder type or charge the rifle wasn't designed around
• Improper loading, cleaning, or storage procedures
• An obstruction in the bore

Under these conditions, CVA says the rifle carries an increased risk of failure on the initial shot or a subsequent firing — with the potential for serious injury or death to the shooter or anyone standing nearby. That combination of causes (loading error, storage error, or a hidden obstruction) is broad enough that CVA decided the safest move was pulling every Paramount off the field rather than trying to isolate a smaller at-risk batch.

Why This Matters More Than a Typical Gear Recall

Most gear recalls in the hunting world involve a comfort issue, a durability defect, or a part that wears out early — annoying, but rarely dangerous. This one is different because of where the failure happens. A muzzleloader is a front-loaded firearm: powder, then typically a sabot or bullet, seated down the barrel by hand before every shot. That loading process is manual in a way that a cartridge rifle's isn't, which means the margin for a loading-sequence error — like not confirming a charge actually fired before adding a second one — sits with the shooter, not a factory-assembled round.

CVA's own language calls out double loading, incompatible powder, and bore obstructions as the specific failure paths that raise risk on "the initial or subsequent firings." In plain terms: the danger isn't limited to a defective batch behaving badly out of the box. It's a design-level risk that can show up on a rifle that's fired perfectly fine dozens of times before. That's the reason CVA didn't scope this to a serial range — and it's the reason "it's always worked fine for me" isn't a safe basis for continuing to shoot one.

What You Need to Do Right Now

1. Stop shooting the rifle immediately. Don't take "one more sight-in shot" or try to verify the problem yourself. This applies even if your rifle has fired flawlessly for years.

2. If it's currently loaded, don't fire it to clear it. CVA specifically wants owners to follow the safe unloading procedure in Section 17 of the Paramount owner's manual (available on CVA's site if you don't have the physical copy). Firing a loaded rifle to "clear" it defeats the entire purpose of a stop-use order.

3. Start your recall claim. Go to bpioutdoors.com/paramount-recall/ or call BPI Outdoors customer service at (770) 449-4687 during business hours. You can also reach them by email through the address listed on the recall page. Have your rifle's model and serial number ready.

4. Don't sell it, gift it, or trade it in. Passing along a recalled rifle — even with a warning — moves a stop-use safety issue onto someone else without CVA's fix. Run it through the recall program first.

General Loading Safety Isn't a Substitute for the Recall

It's worth being clear about what good muzzleloader habits can and can't do here. Careful shooters already follow practices that reduce loading-error risk on any muzzleloader:

• Marking or measuring the ramrod so you can visually and physically confirm a charge has seated fully before adding anything else
• Never loading over a round that hasn't been fired, without first pulling it with a ball puller
• Sticking to the powder type and charge weight specified in the manual for your exact model
• Running a bore light or dedicated obstruction check before the first load of the day, especially after storage or transport
• Cleaning and inspecting the breech plug on the manufacturer's recommended schedule rather than "until it seems dirty"

These are good habits for any muzzleloader owner to have regardless of this recall. But CVA's own notice is explicit that the risk on the Paramount lineup isn't fully eliminated by good technique alone — that's the entire reason this is a stop-use recall rather than a "review your loading procedure" advisory. Don't treat careful loading as a reason to keep shooting a Paramount while your claim is pending.

Your Remedy Options

CVA is offering two remedy paths, and which one makes sense depends on whether you want to stay in the Paramount-tier lineup or just recover value.

If you own a Paramount or Paramount HTR:

• A $1,700 gift card, or
• Exchange for a new .45-caliber Endura LRH plus a $100 gift card

If you own a Paramount Pro or Pro V2:

• A $2,200 gift card, or
• Exchange for a new .45-caliber Endura Pro plus a $100 gift card

The gift-card-only option is the faster path if you're done with the Paramount platform entirely or want to put the value toward a different rifle or optic. The exchange option keeps you in a comparable CVA rifle at no out-of-pocket cost, plus a little extra. Recall claims like this typically take a few weeks to process once your rifle is received, so if you were counting on this gun for opening day, start the claim now rather than waiting.

Safe Storage While You Wait on Your Claim

Recall processing takes time, and you'll likely have the rifle in your possession for at least a few weeks before it ships out for exchange or you receive your gift card. In the meantime:

• Store it unloaded, following the Section 17 unload procedure — not by attempting to fire the existing charge downrange "to be safe."
• Keep it separate from your other muzzleloading components (powder, primers, projectiles) so it isn't grabbed by habit on a range trip or during pre-season prep.
• Tell anyone else who might handle it — a hunting partner, a family member, a kid old enough to be around the safe — that this specific rifle is out of service, not just unloaded for storage.
• Don't lend it out. A recalled rifle handed to someone unaware of the stop-use order defeats the purpose of the recall just as much as continuing to shoot it yourself.

What This Means for Muzzleloader Season

If your state's muzzleloader season is coming up, treat this as a gear problem to solve in August, not October. Recall exchanges take time to ship, and gift-card processing isn't instant either. Owners who wait until the week before season opens are the ones most likely to end up hunting with a borrowed rifle or sitting the season out.

If you're shopping for a backup or replacement in the meantime, this is also a good moment to double check that whatever you pick up has a clean safety record — a quick search of the manufacturer's name plus "recall" takes thirty seconds and beats finding out the hard way.

If your state requires a muzzleloader-specific tag or season and you don't have a backup rifle lined up, contact your state wildlife agency about whether your tag can roll over or be exchanged for a different weapon-class season. Policies vary by state, so don't assume — check directly rather than losing your season entirely over a recall that isn't your fault.

Questions Owners Are Asking

"Do I need to prove I still own the rifle, or is my purchase enough?" BPI Outdoors' recall intake process is designed to verify ownership through the model and serial number on the rifle itself, not a purchase receipt — though keeping your receipt or original box paperwork handy will make the claim process faster if they ask for it.

"What if I bought mine secondhand and don't have the original paperwork?" The recall follows the rifle, not the original owner. As long as you can provide the model and serial number, you should be able to file a claim regardless of where you bought it.

"Is this the first time CVA has recalled a muzzleloader?" This article covers the current Paramount-lineup recall specifically. If you own a different CVA model and are concerned, the safest move is checking directly with BPI Outdoors or the CPSC recall database rather than assuming your rifle is or isn't covered based on this article.

"Will this affect resale value of the Endura models I'd be exchanging into?" That's a reasonable question but not one CVA has addressed publicly, and it's not something we'd speculate on here. If resale value factors into your decision, that's worth weighing against the straight gift-card option.

The Bottom Line

Every CVA Paramount, Paramount HTR, Pro, and Pro V2 is covered by this stop-use recall, with no exceptions by age or serial number. Stop shooting it, unload it safely per Section 17 of the manual rather than firing it clear, and start your claim at bpioutdoors.com/paramount-recall/ or by calling (770) 449-4687. You'll walk away with either a $1,700–$2,200 gift card or a direct rifle exchange plus $100 — so this is a solvable inconvenience, not a total loss. Just don't sit on it if you're counting on this rifle for fall season.