FML is the one who did all the work on the CVA I have. Shoots better than many much more expensive rifles I have used.
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CVA hawken worth?
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FML said:
I'm thinking about sending you a couple of my Locks to you to do your magic on, if you will that is?
Respectfully, Cowboy :hatsoff:
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Not a problem. Is it a CVA Lock?
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Yes, both of them are. They are in excellent condition and function fine.
What extra would you to enhance their performance ?
Respectfully , Cowboy :hatsoff:
What extra would you to enhance their performance ?
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Enhanced performance????Cowboy said:
CVA's tend to outshoot a majority of the competition IMO....
Is there really need to attempt to fix that which likely does not need fixing? :hmm:
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theres a great deal of improvement in the lock area as well as the triggers. Its a couple hours and sore finger tips worth of work but in the end, the difference is like a lock that felt like it was full of sand then turned into glass after my process.
I'll pm me you, i dont want to get the thread to off topic.
I'll pm me you, i dont want to get the thread to off topic.
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They really don't need to be fixed or worked on at all, but was more interested in what extra FML does to turn a good working lock into an excellent lock? I'm asking more out of courosity than necessity!colorado clyde said:
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look deep deep into this post
you are feeling very sleepy ...
you are at the store, pulling out four twenty dollar bills and asking the fellow if he's serious,,, he is handing you the rifle ,,, you are getting into your car ,,, you are now fully awake, driving home with your new rifle ...
there - that wasn't difficult!
you definitely should buy the rifle ... it will provide you with untold hours of fun. it will connect you with guns in a way you never thought possible.
do it.
just do it!
you are feeling very sleepy ...
you are at the store, pulling out four twenty dollar bills and asking the fellow if he's serious,,, he is handing you the rifle ,,, you are getting into your car ,,, you are now fully awake, driving home with your new rifle ...
there - that wasn't difficult!
you definitely should buy the rifle ... it will provide you with untold hours of fun. it will connect you with guns in a way you never thought possible.
do it.
just do it!
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Here's my CVA Hawken. I bought it back in the late 80s. It's never let me down but once, and that was because I was using Pyrodex instead of real BP. It's accurate and dependable as long as you do your part. Would I recommend one? HELLS YEAH!!
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Joe, you are right, so here are my thoughts. If the gun is decent and I wanted another gun, I'd offer $50 and take it home if I could make a deal somewhere between there and the $75. I picked up one at a gun shop a couple of years ago for $50. The barrel looked a little iffy, but it cleaned up and now I have a good usable 50 cal. I didn't shoot it more than a few times because I have others I enjoy more. Still, $50 for a 50 cal with set triggers and decent accuracy isn't bad.
My first black powder rifle was a CVA Hawken .50 I bought in 1989 and I hunted with it until a friend loaned me his GPR .50 for sighting in his Knight 85. The CVA then became my bad weather gun and the ML my 3 sons used for hunting.
The only negatives about it is the horrid clear coat finish and the clean out screw whose slot strips from being looked at wrong. I used to fly German helicopters and when they had a problem they could engineer a fix to ... the problem became a "feature". My CVA "features" a stripped clean out screw and a cracking clear coat ... but it shoots pretty good.
The only negatives about it is the horrid clear coat finish and the clean out screw whose slot strips from being looked at wrong. I used to fly German helicopters and when they had a problem they could engineer a fix to ... the problem became a "feature". My CVA "features" a stripped clean out screw and a cracking clear coat ... but it shoots pretty good.
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