CVA 54 "Arkansas Sadie"

[Mtman725]

Got the Big Bore 54 yesterday. Was my short day. So I broke it total down, cleaned the bore w/ JBs & Kroil,tight mop, then w/Murphy's oil soap and hot water. The clean outs being stubborn but I'll win, lock & triggers,all look good Bedding the tang and filling in a chip at the back of tang top ,repairing a fine crack at the botton rear of the lock. Let it set for 3 hours then pull it cleaning all of the over run. Letting dry over night. Post photos when she done. She's going to be, an good one. 04/07. Came out good, just cleaning and touching up. Coating the stock and inlitting with stock wax w Bees wax/ BL/Trpintime, it was very dry. Clean out screws is winning ???????

 

[rafterob]

Plug the nipple/bolster and pour some kroil down the barrel and let it sit a couple of days. Pour it out and swab the barrel with clean patches to get the excess out. Use a little heat around the bolster and set your screwdriver in the clean out screw and tap it a few times with a hammer. This method should get that screw out for you. Has worked for me more than once.

 

[Mtman725]

Will give it a try. Thanks

 

[Mtman725]

So the clean out screw had to be drilled out, ordered other waiting. Then found why the stock cracked ! The barrel was hit the lock plate hard right were the tang and barrel meet, was a hard rub spot, both bebhind the bolster and in front, with out tightening the lock screws, you could feel the plate move as I was trying to seat the barrel back into the stock. Took the Dremel tool and a cylinder stone, then a file, polished it, a cold blue to keep it from rusting. Working more epoxy, into the fine crack, with my figures. I'll update as it move along.