I had the good pleasure of dealing with Jim on a double 12 he had on here for sale. Thanks again, Jim. The gun is an old CVA that was assembled at the factory based on the info I gathered. Seems to me its an early 80s gun. I'm a very particular person and like everything I own to be as good as it can be in my eyes. The original lacquer had seen better days and was flaking off. Plus, I hate that golden factory tint, yuck! The wood around some of the furniture was turning green and tarnished as a result. I spent my weekend tearing it to pieces and refinishing it to my taste. I used cordovan leather dye. The pic of it dyed is right after wiping it on. I waited a few hours and very lightly steel wooled the raised grain back down to baby butt smooth as well as tamed the color down a tad. I used a lemon oil/bees wax rub in. I love the stuff. No, its not water "proof". But, man does it make crappy ol' beech look stunning when done right and I don't hunt in nasty weather much anymore. I cleaned up all the steel furniture with 0000 steel wool. It aint no pricey gun, but don't tell it that 
It functions just as it should. Strong springs in both locks. I do need to do some trigger work on the front/right barrel trigger. The rear/left trigger is perfect as is. I added a leather butt stock pad with 1" of padding to get the LOP where I needed it. I shouldered the gun and could see right up the barrels like a ski ramp. The extra inch brough the barrels down and planed out nicely. I will post some more pics tonight.
It functions just as it should. Strong springs in both locks. I do need to do some trigger work on the front/right barrel trigger. The rear/left trigger is perfect as is. I added a leather butt stock pad with 1" of padding to get the LOP where I needed it. I shouldered the gun and could see right up the barrels like a ski ramp. The extra inch brough the barrels down and planed out nicely. I will post some more pics tonight.
