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Davidmc62, I actually like the way it turned out. It is understated and not pretentious. KUDOS!

I agree with 54Ball, why try to make a silk purse from a sow's ear. I have two CVA guns, a plains pistol and a mountain rifle both built from kits. Good guns, don't get me wrong, but they are what they are and not much you can do to get them better without spending a lot. Do something like...

No Walmart that I have ever been to has sold caps of any make or model. I can't understand why Texas doesn't have enough demand.

Polishing also reduces the tendency to corrosion.

Welcome from Texas. Please post the pictures. I am trying to recreate a Jacob Dickert rifle and pics of an original would be very helpful.

Here is Nut Brown on a beech stock. It has a definite red tone and I think I could have used a little more brown in it. Good rifle, though.

Welcome another Texan to the mob. Where about in Texas are you? Always looking for new people to shoot with.

If push comes to shove then there are two option I can think of. Purchase a new set trigger from Deer Creek or a Deer Slayer set trigger from R.E. Davis company.

Wow, that stock is amazing. Some things don't add up so I'll let the experts chime it. My CVA Mountain Rifle does not have a side plate, just bushings for the lock screws. It looks like the builder or a previous owner added the side plate because it looks kind of clumsy. If it were mine I...

Welcome from Texas!

Welcome from Central Texas!

Look to see if L&R makes a replacement. I know that they make one for the percussion lock.

I agree with KH45. I don't have access to a lathe but my drill press makes do when I want to alter a washer. I don't have the short arbor issue but did modify a M4 washer to space the trigger/bolt spring so that it lightens the trigger pull.

Welcome from Hutto, Texas!

'nother welcome from Texas!

Again, ditto on the flannel. For ,45 and .50 cal I find 2" squares work well. Being fastidious I cut the flannel into nice squares using a rolling cutter. I use these for both cleaning and swabbing. Afterwards I put the used ones in a net bag and send them through the washing machine and...

Welcome, post your questions about this one on the percussion rifle forum. I have not seen one from Brazil before. Check to ensure that it's not loaded. A lot of old guns are because the owners left them that way.

Call Deer Creek. they often have parts that are not in the catalog on line. Or, you can use the front trigger exclusively. That way you will hold the trigger against the sear when it fires and you won't need the fly. There should be an adjusting screw on the lock that pushes the tumbler...

This has been an excellent thread. Thanks, to hockeyref for posting.

I think this is the post you were looking for: Vent size and powder