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    Help restoring a CVA Mountain Rifle

    quick update. barrel cleaned up much better than expected. still have a little more to go but from what I've read about the forgiveness of the black powder bore, I should have a still huntable barrel. bad part is that upon removing the remnants of the nipple, found that it was crossthreaded...
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    Help restoring a CVA Mountain Rifle

    that may be the option depending on how the barrel cleans up after getting the nipple replaced and lapping it. it came as a .50 so i'd like to keep it that way but my hawken is a .50 so .45 may be the way to go.
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    Help restoring a CVA Mountain Rifle

    Yeah, I have definitely seen this piece of discouragement before. Now here is a question about it. I have seen replacement drums online for these that don't go through to the other side of the breech plug. They have enough thread on them to make it to right about where "D" is in the photo...
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    Help restoring a CVA Mountain Rifle

    well, just got sniped on ebay at the last second. literally. no new barrel for me. i have tranny fluid and acetone on hand so its started soaking in that. see how that goes and then the kroil or pb blaster if necessary. might as well start polishing the hardware and cleaning the lock and...
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    Help restoring a CVA Mountain Rifle

    Guess I forgot to mention that. The ball was pulled just a little after I got it home. Even sent the seller a text thanking him for selling me a loaded barrel.
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    Fire starter for wet material

    I do a lot of meat smoking so finding a good, quick way to start a fire without chemicals was an imperative. What I found, and what has made it's way into my pack is a product by Duraflame (modern, yes i know) but can be found in almost any woods. If you are near any areas where Pine...
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    Help restoring a CVA Mountain Rifle

    Hi guys, Bought a non firing CVA Mountain Rifle from a guy for $50. It looks pretty decent except for the barrel. 1. Light surface rust on the inside which at first glance doesn't appear too bad. 2. Nipple is broken off at the threads in the drum. 3. Drum cleanout screw is stuck to the drum...
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    Greetings from southeast PA

    Near the Willow Grove area
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    Greetings from southeast PA

    Hi all. Found this site in a search engine while looking for some info on a particular rifle. Got hooked and signed right up.
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