Today at noon EST, CVA released the latest in their Paramount Muzzleloader line, the Paramount HTR. It’s available in a .40 and .45 caliber.

Much like the Paramount Pro that we talked about last year, the barrel in the Paramount HTR is free floating, promising greater accuracy down range. The barrel is 26” long, threaded with a 3/4 x20 thread.
The Paramount HTR Barrel Twist rates are

• 1:20” for the .40 cal

• 1:22” For the .45 cal

The barrel comes with CVA’s Nitride treatment over stainless steel

The HTR weighs 9.6 lbs, making it lighter and easier to carry over long trips into the woods up up a mountain. One interesting note here on the specs for the HTR is that it comes with an aluminum range rod. Could this be a nod to the competitive muzzle loaders out there wanting to get into precision muzzle loading without needing to purchase a custom muzzle loader to get started?

To combat what seemed to be an easily lost collapsing ramrod, CVA is including a MOLLE pouch in the box to help you keep track of your ramrod while hunting.

The stock features a nice adjustable cheek rest, the internal chassis is aluminum. You’ve got a Variflame Breech Plug, to go with the solid “Super Magnum” Blackhorn 209 loads the Paramount HTR Can handle.

“HTR” Stands for Hunter, CVA has built this with hunters at the forefront of every descision

Here is some more information straight from CVA:

The Paramount HTR is the new addition to the PARAMOUNT Series for 2021, and it will be offered in both .40 and .45 calibers.

Like all of the Paramount models, the HTR is designed to handle “super-magnum” propellant charges up to 170 grains by volume (119 by weight) of Blackhorn® 209.  Therefore, the Paramount HTR can provide muzzle velocities comparable to centerfire rifles.

Paired with PowerBelt ELR 225 grain .40 caliber or 285 grain .45 caliber bullets, which were specially designed for the PARAMOUNT™, the HTR can produce muzzle velocities previously thought unattainable from a muzzleloader -- like 2850 FPS in the .40 and 2475 FPS in the .45, which are comparable velocities to a .300 Win Mag and a .308, respectively.  But speed is worth nothing without the accuracy to put those shots where they belong, and with its nitride treated, stainless steel Bergara® barrel, sub-MOA groups are easily attainable.

Unlike the original Paramount, the HTR (which stands for “Hunter”) has a more hunting-oriented stock design, and it is dipped in the new Realtree Hillside camo pattern for excellent concealment capability in a variety of terrains.  While this stock is slightly lighter than that of the original PARAMOUNT, it still has an adjustable comb for perfect eye-to-optic alignment and the internal aluminum chassis that provides a rock-solid foundation for the action and free-floating barrel.

Truly, the Paramount HTR provides serious muzzleloader hunters with the most long-range capable hunting muzzleloader ever developed.

The .40 caliber version of the Paramount HTR will be legal to hunt with in 26, just over half, states in the US, but for those of us with legal limits of .45 cal, it’s nice to see CVA giving us the option to play with this new muzzleloader next season.

CVA Staff have already used this muzzleloader for some time now, and Bubba Lowery shared a great target shot with the .40 cal HTR at 500 yards (Below).

The neat thing about this target is the fact that Bubba was facing a consistent wind, but still able to shoot inside a 3” circle. I’m not sure of how much Blackhorn 209 he was using, but I’m looking forward to finding out!

We’re excited to get our hands on this new muzzleloader from CVA, I personally think they’ve made some great changes from last year to this year. I noticed CVA employees talking online about this rifle being in development for several years now, and it’s got to feel good to finally be able to share and talk about it today.

Stay tuned to Muzzle Blasts all over the web as we continue to cover the growing world of muzzleloading.