chuckr1952
40 Cal.
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2011
- Messages
- 224
- Reaction score
- 0
Where can you buy a drum for a cva 50 cal hawken? They all seem to have the same the same drum. Also how do you shim it to get the angle right? THANKS CHUCKR
chuckr1952 said:What is TOW an acronym for?
ApprenticeBuilder said:Your best bet would be to send the barrel back to CVA and let them do it, with shipping it is only about $60 for the job.
This way there is no question about the integrity of the work.
ApprenticeBuilder said:Mechanical aptitude. Interesting, :yakyak:
CVA inserts a solid plug and drills from the muzzle down, that insures that the contact surfaces are correctly mated, no gaps. :hmm:
As another poster stated that a "smith" installed a plug and then the drum to make up the difference, a couple to many seams for my tastes. :shocked2:
If the original poster has a lathe and the time and skill to fab the correct drum then yes do it yourself. :idunno:
I have the tools and the skills to do the job, and still sent the barrel off to CVA as the liability is not worth the risk. :surrender:
I have built a few rifles, and have more than half a dozen waiting in the wings, I have a day job. :wink:
In my humble opinion this job is better left to the pros. :bow:
Either way good luck to the op
flintlock62 said:ApprenticeBuilder said:Mechanical aptitude. Interesting, :yakyak:
CVA inserts a solid plug and drills from the muzzle down, that insures that the contact surfaces are correctly mated, no gaps. :hmm:
As another poster stated that a "smith" installed a plug and then the drum to make up the difference, a couple to many seams for my tastes. :shocked2:
If the original poster has a lathe and the time and skill to fab the correct drum then yes do it yourself. :idunno:
I have the tools and the skills to do the job, and still sent the barrel off to CVA as the liability is not worth the risk. :surrender:
I have built a few rifles, and have more than half a dozen waiting in the wings, I have a day job. :wink:
In my humble opinion this job is better left to the pros. :bow:
Either way good luck to the op
I didn't know CVA's were so complicated. Don't they just have a barrel, (aka drum) that is threaded for the barrel? I appreciate you letting me know that Dixie or TOW doesn't sell drums for CVA's and that they must be installed by a professional.
My Bedford rifle has a drum and I installed myself, no lathe, no special machinery.
Thank you for making me look stupid.
So I may have came off a bit aggressive, was not entirely my intent.but if one has any mechanical aptitude at all
I just don't like the hole for the nipple already drilled.
Enter your email address to join: