Am not a fan of a 2 piece stock. If I couldn't afford a single piece I would go with go with a "Hawken" style gun.
Really?I don't like them either but there are workarounds to get rid of the brass spacer. Even with the brass spacer IMO it's better than the TC, CVA, Investarms guns.
I'm not knocking your suggestion I'm just wondering what is superior on a traditions gun to a CVA. my CVA hawken has a better lock and is more accurate than my traditions deer hunter. Although that is probably an un fair comparison since I've never tried any other traditions or CVA models. Btw I probably will end up going with the traditions Kentucky for my first build just because I don't want to spend $1200 on my first attempt. I think my dream build would be one from pecatonica river long rifle supply just because they sell one called a "north Carolina rifle" so of course that appeals to meI don't like them either but there are workarounds to get rid of the brass spacer. Even with the brass spacer IMO it's better than the TC, CVA, Investarms guns.
I'm not knocking your suggestion I'm just wondering what is superior on a traditions gun to a CVA. my CVA hawken has a better lock and is more accurate than my traditions deer hunter. Although that is probably an un fair comparison since I've never tried any other traditions or CVA models. Btw I probably will end up going with the traditions Kentucky for my first build just because I don't want to spend $1200 on my first attempt. I think my dream build would be one from pecatonica river long rifle supply just because they sell one called a "north Carolina rifle" so of course that appeals to me
Ahhh, I can see that. And a crafty person could build it without the brass wrap and make it look purty too. My experience with Spanish barrels is limited but they’ve been really good.Maybe not better per se but more historically accurate. Not that the Traditions Kentucky is historically accurate but it's closer than a modern rendition of a Hawken.
Many seem to have some species of beech. A European beech. It’s pretty good stock wood but bland?! Yeah.I built one of those phony CVA Kentucky's years ago with that 2 piece stock from a kit that had sat in a closet for over 20 years. I too could not stand that goofy brass spacer so it got tossed, the two stock pieces were drilled for dowels and glued together. The joint was then hidden with some light relief and incised carvings. All in all it didn't turn out half bad. Whatever the wood was in that kit I don't know but it was some of the hardest wood I've encountered, gave even Mesquite a run for its money.