Re: MtMan-List: Old CVA Pistols

[hawknest4@juno.com (michael pierce)]

haven't seen a CVa Yet that would shoot  consistant---most of them the
rifleing was poor---a cheep barrel is a cheep barrel and the barrel is
the heart of all muzzle loaders---have replace a many a CVA barrel with a
douglas or better barrel and there is no comparison in loading and
shooting.---I know i am going to upset a lot of people with the above
statements---have seen darn few CVA shooters in the winning circles
consistantly.  some bling hogs get luckey and find a acorn ever once and
a while---give me a hand cut rifleing  or a cut rifleing any time and i
will make a CVA run for cover---most cva are broached---a few of the
early ones were cut and they did shoot acceptable but not good or
consistant----just luck if you put 5 in the black at 25 yds or
better---most CVA's had to be lapped and everything else to make them
print anything consistant----TOTALLY SUGGEST YOU REPLACE THE BARREL WITH
SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE IT SHOOT CONSISTANT----

Again i know this will cause a sture in the people that love the feel and
all of their CVA's but its my personal opinion...
=+=
hawk
michael pierce
854 glenfield dr.
palm harbor florida 34684     e-mail:   hgawknest4@juno.com

On Fri, 23 Oct 1998 04:21:07 GMT rparker7@ix.netcom.com (Roy Parker)
writes:
>On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 12:17:22 -0600 (CST), you wrote:
>
>>Friends,
>>
>>At a recent Civil War event I bought a muzzleloading pistol for 
>$75.00,
>>that bears a strong resemblance to the CVA mountain pistol.  The lock
>>plate, nipple drum, breech plug, and barrel work are identical to my 
>old
>>CVA mountain rifle (which was made in the USA).  The pistol was =
>apparently
>>made in Spain  and is also marked with the name "JUKAR", along with 
>the
>>serial number 0040879.  It is not marked CVA anywhere.  Someone told 
>me
>>that CVA pistols were once made in Spain.  CVA firearms were very 
>good =
>(my
>>mountain rifle is an older model with patch box, double set trigger 
>and
>>all) and I assume they still are.
>>
>>I am wondering if anyone knows when CVA had their guns made in Spain 
>and=
> if
>>they still do.  Can anyone give me a clue to manufacture date by the 
>=
>serial
>>number?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>HBC
>>
>Henry, CVA went overseas completely sometime in the very late 70's,
>1980-1 at latest.  I still have my .50 Mt. Rifle I bought at a Kmart
>equivilent back in 1977, and it was one of the last of the US types.
>Serial number is  35xxx.  I also have a Mt. Pistol I got as a gift
>back in '87.  Serial number there is 29xxx, but I'm sure it is all
>made overseas.
>
>My rifle still shoots fine, but I need to put it on the sandbags just
>to see how good it will still do.  I shot 35 rounds last Saturday, and
>the only misses were not due to the rifle, just the idiot holding it.
>I'm either getting older, or they're makin' charcoal briquettes a lot
>smaller than they did 20 years ago.  I could see them back then,
>mostly.
>
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>
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>=
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>

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