I put together and CVA .45 cal. Hawken rifle. It seems it was a bunch of reject factory parts thrown into a box and called a "kit". PROBLEM: The 3 thimbles are for a .32 rifle not a .45 and the warped cleaning rod looked like it was made out of particle board, which I tossed.
Solution: I would like to correct the thimble situation, but don't want to spend a ton of money on a cheap rifle at today's brass prices. I was thinking of making my own thimbles out of rifle brass with a diameter to meet or exceed a .45 cal. ramrod ( like may be 30.06 or .270 Win range pick ups.) Not sure how those would attach to CVA stock. Old ones are threaded by machine screws through the full length stock under the barrel. Or just maybe I could just get a .32 cal. Super Rod. Comments, Suggestions pro or con:
Solution: I would like to correct the thimble situation, but don't want to spend a ton of money on a cheap rifle at today's brass prices. I was thinking of making my own thimbles out of rifle brass with a diameter to meet or exceed a .45 cal. ramrod ( like may be 30.06 or .270 Win range pick ups.) Not sure how those would attach to CVA stock. Old ones are threaded by machine screws through the full length stock under the barrel. Or just maybe I could just get a .32 cal. Super Rod. Comments, Suggestions pro or con:
