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    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    Been a while since I've been logged in. On my barrel repair. Tapped the hole out and put in a threaded set screw, put in flush with inside of barrel. Chased the threads on the barrel, and breech plug went in like a champ. Was really glad reassembly went as easy as it did. Still gonna post some...
  2. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    Thought I'd post a few pics of my barrel repair. Made sure my breech plug and barrel threads were still in good shape, Started my plug, went in first try, the screwed in my drum, went in first time.........done. Really had no problems putting it back together. Now I need to reblue the barrel and...
  3. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    I hope it goes back together easy.
  4. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    I hope it set screw ends up being flush with inside of barrel. To answer your question, I don't know. When this is all set and done, I'll try and post some pictures, and try a few shots with it. Thanks for the reply.
  5. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    That sounds like a good option for reusing the scope. Thanks.
  6. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    I soaked the breech plug with Kroil oil for a few days. Then I wrapped the barrel with leather to put in vise. Used a cresent wrench with medium effort, and the plug came out easy without damaging the threads or plug. Guess I was very lucky. Thanks for your reply, Have a great day.
  7. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    Thanks for your advise. Will try the tapped insert screw. Sounds like it will withstand the pressure.
  8. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    Thanks for your reply. I think I'll go ahead and try set set screw.
  9. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    Thanks 2 shots. That is kinda what I thinking too.
  10. M

    50 cal. CVA barrel repair.

    I was taking the scope I had on my CVA Missouri 50 cal. 28" barrel off to re-blue and clean it back up after a lot of years. I had the front mount off, then started on rear mount. The last screw rounded off. So I thought I'd drill it out. Long story short, I accidentally punched through the...
  11. M

    newbies like to learn thing from the masters, please forgive me.

    Thank you for answering my question on screen sizes for different grades of powder. I will give the company a call and check on purchasing some screen. I'll keep you posted on my progress. Thanks again and have a blessed day.
  12. M

    newbies like to learn thing from the masters, please forgive me.

    Where can you buy screen to make your own sifters. FFg and FFFg.
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