Re: MtMan-List: Old CVA Pistols

[Sam Keller <skel_98@yahoo.com>]

I totally agree with you, we own 2 CVA rifles and 1 pistol. I can
shoot as well with these as I can with the Custom Built Rifle I owned
years ago, which had a Douglas Barrel.  It ain't how much you can pour
into yore gun (money wise), but how well you can shoot that makes the
difference.



---"Henry B. Crawford" <mxhbc@TTACS.TTU.EDU> wrote:
>
> Since I started this discussion, I'd better jump in here.  I must
have been
> darn lucky.  I've been shooting my CVA mountain rifle for 11 years
with no
> problems.  Even took a deer with it.
> 
> I must beg to differ with my colleagues on CVA quality.  The two CVA
guns I
> have are not junk.  I am sorry to offend, but both turned out to be
good
> shooters.  Maybe my standards are not as high, or I just have a way
with
> "inferior" guns.  It's like taking a stray dog and turning him into a
> champion.  All it takes is work.
> 
> As for the pistol, I took it apart, cleaned and oiled everything,
check all
> parts for signs of fatigue (always do that when you buy a used
firearm) and
> took it out for a trial shoot over the weekend.  I used a low charge
of 15
> grains of 2F without a bullet to test ignition a couple of times,
then the
> same thing with 25 grains.  Next I cleaned it out and used 25 grains
with a
> patched ball, and again it worked fine.  I fired two more times with
> patched balls and no problems.  Then I took it completely apart and
checked
> all parts again.
> 
> I wasn't target shooting, per se.  I was firing at a small
prickly-pear
> cactus and hit it twice.  It performed ok.  Just think what I can do
after
> I set the sights and practice.  We all know that pistols don't
generally
> hit much beyond 30-40 feet, so I wasn't looking for this one to
perform
> great first time out.
> 
> The moral is treat your guns right and they'll treat you right. 
Anyone can
> shoot well with a superior rifle, but the person that can take a
mediocre
> firearm and work with it to make it perform well, is no slouch
either.  If
> it works for you, that's all that matters.  And CVA guns (so far)
work for
> me.
> 
> BTW, among my fur trade era guns I have a Navy Arms flinter, which
also
> shoots well.
> 
> Cheers,
> HBC
> 
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