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  1. Dixieshedhunter

    FOR SALE Hawken Half Stock Rifle. Reduced

    I wonder why they'd drill all the way through? Maybe to make the barrels ambidextrous from a rifle building point of view?
  2. Dixieshedhunter

    FOR SALE Hawken Half Stock Rifle. Reduced

    Could someone tell me the reason for the hole opposite the snail, with the allen screw in it?
  3. Dixieshedhunter

    Tree Hawk Update/P Davis in VA.

    70 yards. I think the two whingerdangers are from torn patches. 16 of the 18 look good. All would be deer killers at my hunting ranges. Using a six o'clock hold on the black. 70 grains 3F Schuetzen, .530 ball, .022 canvas patch with bore butter. I'll quit with this post now!!! PD
  4. Dixieshedhunter

    Tree Hawk Update/P Davis in VA.

    Closing in. The two low ones are me, I think.
  5. Dixieshedhunter

    Another CVA Mountain Rifle ... almost for free!

    Thanks for showing us the design anomaly that makes these CVA's so hard to de-breech. How hard to remove the drum? Glad you got it, please keep us posted. Pete Davis
  6. Dixieshedhunter

    Tree Hawk Update/P Davis in VA.

    Ball Bearing crown job. 75, then 80 gn of 3F Schuetzen @ 70 yds. Ticking patch. Getting there now. Still can improve-maybe my eyes. PD
  7. Dixieshedhunter

    CVA mountain

    I think CVA did a run of these rifles around 1988-90 that were much up-priced. They'd been discontinued for a few years. Wonder if this barrel would be from one of those.
  8. Dixieshedhunter

    Over Powder Wad Question

    I use bore butter until I run out. I have tons of bear fat and bees wax here, I am sure I could make my own stuff. I worry about a lubed wad dampening the powder charge over extended loaded periods. PD
  9. Dixieshedhunter

    Over Powder Wad Question

    Many thanks! PD
  10. Dixieshedhunter

    Over Powder Wad Question

    Felt wad, commercial, over a 80 grain 3F charge in a .54 rifle. Speculative at this point. I am wondering if this might shrink a few flyers. PD
  11. Dixieshedhunter

    Over Powder Wad Question

    Should the premade over powder wads be dry or greased? They sell them either way. PD
  12. Dixieshedhunter

    CVA Mountain rifle with stainless barrel?

    I think it's a Deer Creek Kit.
  13. Dixieshedhunter

    1981 CVA Big Bore Mountain Rifle

    I posted this up a few years ago before the admins merged my accounts. Can't find the old post. I bought this CVA Big Bore Mtn Rifle in Alaska in 1981. It was a kit that I put together with a "screwdriver and a pocket knife." Well that's all the tools that the guy at Ander's Cache told me that...
  14. Dixieshedhunter

    Old Ball Starter ???

    I got this starter in Alaska in 1981. It has a steel spindle, brass ends and a bore guide. Any idea who made it? The shop sold CVA stuff. Pete Davis
  15. Dixieshedhunter

    CVA Mountain rifle with stainless barrel?

    I'd say someone built that up with parts from Deer Creek. Looks like a Hawken barrel on a Mtn Rifle stock. Utilitarian for sure! Interesting.
  16. Dixieshedhunter

    Crown Questions

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  17. Dixieshedhunter

    Crown Questions

    TTT for reference. Ball bearing and sandpaper method page 2. 120/180 up to 1000. Bearing under sandpaper flat on floor. PD.
  18. Dixieshedhunter

    Tree Hawk Update/P Davis in VA.

    The thicker patching opened up the grouping. Next up, crown the crown. Maybe an over the powder wool wad. I wonder if switching to 2F would have any effect. This brings the round count to 47. PD
  19. Dixieshedhunter

    New Englander barrel, .54 to .58?

    Wonder if this is possible. I might could get a roached .54 reasonable. PD
  20. Dixieshedhunter

    Dads New Englander

    What does the bore look like?
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