Won an older CVA

[SavageArcher]

I got bored waiting for the forum to come back so I tried my luck at[url] GunBroker.com[/url] again. Finally won something. Its an older model CVA Frontier rifle in .50 cal. Not a bad looking gun, the seller claimed it belong to a friend that may never have shot it. That will have to wait till I discover the truth myself but if its true than I won't feel so bad for shelling out a total of $170 plus s/h. It seems,to the best info I can find, to have 1:66 twist which should make it a deadly ball shooter. Still not PC but I hope to make meat with it. :grin:

Anyone got any experience with this gun let me know. I got the loading data from the Gun Digest Black Powder Loading Manual but have to wait to see how this gun will shoot with particular loads. Now if I can just pick up a CVA Mountain Rifle with the made in the U.S.A barrel and a Trapper single barrel shotgun I'll be content.

 

[walruskid1]

have the same gun in .45 cal. its a tack driver, 1" groups at 50 yds from the bench. hope your .50 is as good.

 

[jethro224]

I have a carbine .50 Frontier Rifle. It has about a 23" barrel. Not sure how old it is, but I've had it over 10 years at least. Mine has a 1-48" twist and shoots round balls pretty good over 70 grains of FFg or 65 grains of FFFg. My manual says it'll shoot up to 90 grains.
Never tried a conical.
I got it for a song and my only regret is that I let it sit in my gun cabinet WAY too long before I ever shot it.

 

[shunka]

Hey Boondocker- congrats on your purchase. I can't speak to the Frontier rifle, but I had an old model CVA Mountain Rifle in .58 that was a tackdriver.
If you are really set on getting a Trapper single barrel, I currently have a 12 ga with less than 50 rounds thru it I might sell. I have to finance my damascus barrelpurchases somehow...
best
shunka

 

[kenneth strickland]

I also have a .50 mountain rifle from CVA and it shoots very well. Hit the gong 3 out of 5 shots at 125 yards using balls and 70 gr. FFG.