Wanting percussion CVA single shot ideas and pics

[Phil Coffins]

First use jeweler files to clean the edges and put a tiny amount of draft to make the inletting easier. Be sure to bend them off the stock till they match the contour where they will set before in letting.

 

[Desperate Lee]

Yeah Phil thanks. I learned to cut the wood first with my exacto knife. That give a good outline. Take my time.

Eutycus I ordered that trigger a few minutes ago. Will have to fit it and drill and tap 2 holes. One for tang screw and the other for trigger guard. May need other adjustments but I think this will be my answer.
DL

 

[Eutycus]

The one depicted in the picture comes with no holes? Or the threads need to be tapped to resize them?

 

[Desperate Lee]

Pretty sure they come with out tapped holes. Not a real big deal. Got a drill press? Could do it with a hand drill, better on drill press. Got the old trigger as a pattern. You can get a metric tap set at Ace Harware. I worked on Japanese machines for last 22 years. I got metric tools.
DL

 

[Eutycus]

I've always usually just made minor repairs and filled voids with good old JBWeld.The old original dark gray epoxy. Is there a way or "trick" to staining or coloring it to match the wood work?

 

[Desperate Lee]

Eutycus
Here is a some pictures of the trigger I ordered. Yes there is no holes and it is too wide and too long. Must be fitted. As a bonus here are pics of my iron right now as of today.

 

[Desperate Lee]

My next couple projects starting to take shape.
The first a percussion Kentucky 45.

The next a flintlock Euroarms 44 Kentuckian.

 

[Desperate Lee]

Eutycus
The flinter is gonna be where I plan to use the higher fulcrum trigger . My current project is ready for the range . Just need balls and patches .

 

[Desperate Lee]

What do you think of this Eutycus?

 

[Eutycus]

I'm really at a loss right now but I will just say "Wow"

 

[Eutycus]

I like that trigger!

 

[Desperate Lee]

Eutycus
If you go to CASBOOLITS.GUNLOADS.COM then FORUMS then GUNS & SHOOTING then MUZZLELOADER. There is a sticky called "my fix for a bad trigger on CVA pistol". The original pictures are gone, thanks to Photobucket, but there are a few pictures, the ones I posted, that show what's going on. The discussions are pretty good . Basically the same as I will do with the L&R trigger I will put in my flintlock Kentucky . I may just do the fix here on my project pistol . Haven't even shot it yet and already modifying it . Hell that's what it is there for. To practice on and to learn from . Always looking to improve.
DL

 

[Eutycus]

What does L + R stand for?

 

[Desperate Lee]

It is L&R and that is just a brand name .

 

[Stantheman86]

I just bought one of the CVA Mountain Pistols, the one that looks like a Lyman Plains Pistol.

 

[Desperate Lee]

Sm86
Let's see some pictures of it. Always like to see someone else's irons .
DL

 

[Stantheman86]

It's in the mail , I just paid the guy yesterday for it.

Front sight is backward but if it's a 3/8 dovetail I have a steel blade I want to put in

 

[Desperate Lee]

Stan86
If it's not 3\8 all you need is few minutes and a vise and a triangle safe cut file from Brownells and you make it 3\8.
DL

 

[Stantheman86]

I'll have to see what I get when it arrives , some of these guns have a wierd. 350 dovetail.

If I really love the gun and it works well, I'll probably file out the dovetail unless I can live with the factory sight.

I'm looking for something I can use in semi local matches and make sure I'm within all the rules, plus I'm trying to spark interest in muzzleloading matches at my local gun club .

 

[bubba.50]

Unless it has been ‘upgraded’ somewhere along the way I’d just about guarantee it has the standard .360 European dovetail.