Re: MtMan-List: Old CVA Pistols

["Jerry H. Wheeler" <itwhee@mcn.org>]

in reply to hawks statement. cheap junk is cheap junk and a good way to blow
your fool head off if you don't look what your doing. if you got a 10.00 head
get a 10.00 pistol.
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michael pierce wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >BTW, if you haven't tried "Wonder Lube", you're missing something.
> >Best stuff I've seen in 20+ years of front stuffing. I just started
> >using it on a friend's recommendation.  Great stuff.
> >
> >Roy Parker, Buckskinner, Brewer, Blacksmith and other "B"'s, including
> >=
> >"BS".
> >1999 SW Rendezvous info available at http://www.sat.net/~robenhaus
> >
> >
>
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