CVA Kit gun opinions please

[Lovesbeer99]

I just saw a CVA hawkins type rifle that was built from a kit. It looks pretty good, but I don't know anything about CVA? Any opinions?

This gun as a double set trigger, but it doesn't work right. It looks like the guy how put it together did it as an experiment, but never fired it, and is now selling it.

 

[subdude]

Well, I built mine somewhere around 1983, and have been shooting it since. Reliable as sunrise, and damned accurate. If it's priced right, I'd certainly go for it. The set trigger is no big deal, it probably just needs lubrication and adjustment.

Good luck!

Jim

 

[1KPerDay]

I built the same gun from a kit, (as well as a CVA hawken pistol). The double trigger is easy to set properly.

Don't pay too much for it; they're not worth much. Fun guns, though.

 

[Lovesbeer99]

He want's 100.00 bucks and I don't think it's been fired. The barrel looks like it was browned ok, and the brass is spotless. The wood was not stained very well, but I can restain it, or just shoot it for a year and sell it. I'll consider it a learning experience.

Is 100.00 too much? I think the kit costs 125.00, so this guy must just want to dump it.

 

[Donny]

$100 is a good buy! The nice thing about muzzleloaders is that they are simple mechanisms that even cluttses like me can work on and repair. I would'nt let the set trigger put you off.

Don

 

[mykeal]

Something like this...?



I built this from a kit in the late 70's and have used it many times over the years. Very nice rifle. I also have a .45 cal Kentucky rifle and a sxs 12 ga, as well as a .45 cal Philly Derringer, .45 cal Colonial pistol, .45 cal Kentucky pistol and .50 cal Mountain pistol from CVA kits during the late 70's/early 80's.

The CVA kits were simple assemble-and-finish kits with little real skill needed. Of course, the more skill or experience one had, the better the result, but the overall design did not depend on a great deal of expertise. And when completed, they were good shooters and fun to use.

$100 is a good price if the barrel bore is in good shape. That's really the key to the price, as a bad stain or finish on the stock, or poor metal finishing, can be easily corrected. So, drop a bore light in the barrel, remove the nipple and inspect thoroughly for rust/pitting.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Triggers really aren't much of a problem to work on. What, pray tell, is wrong with it?

 

[Glen]

I had a CVA Kentucky rifle for a long time and it gave good service. I think it was .45 caliber. Anyway, I used to live in an area where there were a lot of jack rabbits and one time I thought I would give them a sporting chance by hunting them with this muzzle loader. Well, with that long barrel and long point of aim and the inherent accuracy of the rifle itself, I was blowing rabbits away left and right.
I am sorry I sold that rifle.
CVA is good in my experience.

 

[1KPerDay]

The CVA kits were simple assemble-and-finish kits with little real skill needed. Of course, the more skill or experience one had, the better the result, but the overall design did not depend on a great deal of expertise.

thanks a lot... I was feeling pretty good about myself until now.

 

[deanodog]

Here is a 100.00 fun gun CVA hawken pistol. 50 cal. For sale

 

[Lovesbeer99]

deanodog - did you build it or buy it? Have you shot it, or is it new?
Looks real nice.