Kramer Krazy
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I've have been eyeing a rifle at a local pawn shop over the last three months or so, and I went to go try to strike up a deal with the place on it, yesterday. It is a CVA Plainsman model in .50 cal. It isn't a Hawkin or Kentucky copy, as I'd love to have, but it was a neat little rifle and I figured I could get it fairly cheap. Well....I took it home yesterday afternoon for $70.
I got the gun home and was finally able to take the thing apart. Looks like the previous owner had no idea what he was doing. It appears that the gun is still loaded (the ram rod stops about 4 inches from the bolster), and I guess he had no idea how to get it back out. When I removed the barrel from the gun, the breech plug is mangled pretty bad......no, lets make that REAL bad.
I don't have a bullet puller for a rifle (I've just used a large wood screw with my revolver), so I've left the bullet in it, for now. I called CVA first thing this morning, and they said they will install a new breech plug for $35 (including return shipping). So, I'm going to send the barrel back to CVA to have it re-breech plugged and I'm ordering a new hammer and wedge (the hammer has a slight split in it at the cup).
So, looks like my $70 "steal" is going to become about a $115 "bargin". I figure that should still be a decent price for an occasional shooting rifle and wall decoration.
I got the gun home and was finally able to take the thing apart. Looks like the previous owner had no idea what he was doing. It appears that the gun is still loaded (the ram rod stops about 4 inches from the bolster), and I guess he had no idea how to get it back out. When I removed the barrel from the gun, the breech plug is mangled pretty bad......no, lets make that REAL bad.
I don't have a bullet puller for a rifle (I've just used a large wood screw with my revolver), so I've left the bullet in it, for now. I called CVA first thing this morning, and they said they will install a new breech plug for $35 (including return shipping). So, I'm going to send the barrel back to CVA to have it re-breech plugged and I'm ordering a new hammer and wedge (the hammer has a slight split in it at the cup).
So, looks like my $70 "steal" is going to become about a $115 "bargin". I figure that should still be a decent price for an occasional shooting rifle and wall decoration.