Just a quick update to these two.... yeah, I am still fiddling around some here and there with all of them.
I do like blondes, (my wife is one... heheh), but not on my rifles!
This particular one seems to be a cross between a CVA Hawken and CVA Frontier from what I have found.
Made by the same people that made the CVA rifles back in the day.
I did not like the Muzzelloading Armoury stock color or shapes, so I made it mine over the past few days.
I reduced the "2x4" and profiled it just a bit, thinned the stock a bit near the butt plate, (it was very fat), adjusted the grip to fit me, and re-stained it with my favorite Kona stain followed by boiled linseed oil,... a coat or two after sanding the whole stock back to raw wood.
I am still having fun with these inexpensive kits, and love making them mine.
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It is now at the number 3 spot of my favorite rifles I own out of all 7.
The Crockett is still number 1, but shooting them all this coming spring will determine the best of the bunch.
Not a "classic period correct / historically accurate" percussion, but something I actually like now, it feels very comfortable to me, and is truly mine.
I was going to literally give this particular one away, but after working on it, I like it quite a bit and will be keeping it in my "collection".
Still thinking about the "Ultra Hi" Kentucky..... any suggestions on what to do with that one?