Thank you for the information, I’ve been around firearms and hunting since I was old enough to understand how they work, and how to use them safely. I remember my dad having a couple of muzzleloaders here and there over the years, but he was really never all that serious about them like he was everything else so I’m learning as I go lol. And I had to edit my post, I was wrong when I said traditions, it’s a cva kit. I’m not sure If that makes a difference or not. Also, I do have an owners manual, and it seems like I’m missing pretty much every single screw except for the ones that hold the butt plate on. But again, I appreciate everything, and I will definitely check those out. I can’t wait to get this thing put together, and looking good so I can test it out. I’m pretty excited about that haha. Here’s a picture of what I have.
It’s just one solid styrofoam insert that slides into a cardboard sleeve, and when I bought it, it wasn’t taped up or anything, so I reckon they probably fell out somewhere before I ever got it.
I appreciate it, I’ll look into that.
I just checked track of the wolf, and as far as the screw set, I saw a set for the Kentucky pistol, and then this one in the picture, it just says long rifle. Is that the right one?
At the time I didn’t even know how much the kits went for, I didn’t find that out until after I had already bought it. But I figured it was worth a hundred bucks just for the fun of putting it together. But that makes sense, because they definitely had everything I needed and then some. I’ll have to keep that in mind for the next one. I haven’t even finished this one yet, and I already have my eye on the pistol kit to match it. But I’m not complaining, I’ve always loved doing things the old way, or using older stuff instead of brand new things, and I’ve always loved guns, so me buying that rifle kit might have got something started.
I might add that in 1980, I bought my first CVA Kentucky Rifle kit for the whopping price of $79.99. That is why I said you got a steal at $100. They are accurate. Have fun with it.
I thought mine was made in ‘82 but it was made in ‘81. I wish I knew how much this one cost back then, I can only read part of the price tag. I’ve heard these were pretty damn accurate, I can’t wait to see for myself. I feel like a little kid waiting on Christmas since I’m waiting on my parts for it haha. And where would one go back then to buy a cva kit? And I’m only 30, so I have dreams about prices like that after all the stories I read on here, and from my dad. I do find decent deals at the local flea market on occasion though but nothing like some of the stuff I’ve read on here.
They were all over the place at that time, not just gun shops but department stores as well. Places like S.S. Kresge, K-Mart, G.C. Murphy, Murphy Mart stores even hardware stores. We didn’t have any Walmarts here at that time but they probably carried them. My guess is since they didn’t require a FFL, many places carried them that didn’t handle unmentionable firearms.
