CVA Frontier Carbine Caplock

[Rocklocker]

I picked up a .50 on the cheap at a pawn shop and am rehabbing it for my youngest son (adult). Anyhow the wood was actually pretty nice under that orange whatever it was finished with. The gun shoots functionally but I noticed when I put it back together, the hammer is a bear to cock. It may have been that way from the start but I don't remember. There is nothing binding that I can see, it just feels like it has a beast of a mainspring. Anyone else experience this? I think its way more than is necessary and am thinking about filing it down some.

 

[longcruise]

CVA and beast mainsprings are not often seen together. Take the lock off and see if it's still as beast.

 

[kyron4]

Like longcruise said remove the lock and try, might be binding on the stock.

For a reference I believe the spring weight/ pull is around 14 to 17 lbs to cock the hammer.