CVA Hawken

[Uncle Alvah]

A friend has a CVA Hawken 50 cal for sale.
Gun is pretty old, but in good condition.
I seem to remember these being sold back in the early 80's or so, but not sure.
I'd be interested in, and appreciative of, folks opinions here on this gun.
Decent quality? American made?
THANKS!

 

[Little Wattsy]

IF its American made it will say so on the barrel "Made in the USA".... BUY that one! (up to a couple hundred or so) My Opinion.

Later they started making (and still do I guess) them over seas...some say that these are still god-ish guns. I wouldnt pay as much for it if it wasnt made in America.

The one I had (made in theUSA) was a GREAT shooter. My hunting buddy talked me out of it to hunt deer with and he loves it too.

 

[jeep44]

There are lots of threads on the CVA Mountain Rifle, if that is what it is. Here are a couple here:

 

[Swampman]

The CVA Hawken is a so so copy of the T/C Hawken. They shoot ok.

 

[Rogue River]

I have one about that era and it's a nice rifle, shoots good. If you don't want it PM me and I would be interested! :v

 

[mykeal]

I like mine. Made it from a kit in 1978.

 

[canyonman]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but, didn't they get their barrels from Douglas, back in the 70's and early 80's :hmm:

Larry

 

[Kentuckywindage]

great shooters! i have one now and its printing 2" groups @ 100 yards. Very nice triggers on them

Who the heck cares if its american made... Is your computer or shoes american made?

 

[rawhide]

I got one in .54 shoots real good with round balls and conicals. :thumbsup: I got mine used in a pawn shop 10 years ago. got 5 elk with it. and won 3 roundys with it. yesterday I only missed 2 targets on the rifle walk at the muzzle loader club. shots are from 25 to 120 yards I missed becuase I pulled not squessed the trigger :rotf: I know my bad... well last I saw they were selling here for 100-300 bones.

 

[Swampman]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but, didn't they get their barrels from Douglas, back in the 70's and early 80's :hmm:

Larry

Only on the Mountain Rifle. The rest are spanish made....yikes!

 

[Leatherbark]

The Original CVA Hawken was a round ball rifle........It had a 1 inch diameter barrel and a 1/66 twist. The later CVA St.Louis Hawkens made in the later 80's and early 90's had a 15/16ths inch diamter barrel with a 1/48 twist and the rear sight closer to the shooters eye than the orignal CVA Hawken did. One thing to look for is that some of the Original CVA Hawkens had a walnut stock.............Most had a hardwood of some other type............The barrels are the best part of these guns. Bob

 

[bwhoffman]

A friend has a CVA Hawken 50 cal for sale.
Gun is pretty old, but in good condition.
I seem to remember these being sold back in the early 80's or so, but not sure.
I'd be interested in, and appreciative of, folks opinions here on this gun.
Decent quality? American made?
THANKS!

I'm gunna butt in here since the thread was leaning towards the Mt rifle.
You stated HAWKEN.....
Good guns, a lot of us started out with those and the shoot just fine! I have one, as well as a MT rifle, both are CVA's and are 2 different guns.
The Hawkin being of spanish decent and the MR being partly USA made(barrel) or spanish. doesnt matter, good gun!
The hawkin will take game and hold its own on the firing line against guns far superior to it if the shooter does his part.

Personally, I'm not real fond of the sight package on these, but they are close to what TC puts on their barrels, so mute point there (I dont like the TC sites either)
I fell that the cva lock /main spring is kind of soft and see a lot of guns not always fire on the first trigger pull. once you know the habits of your gun, that issue can go away. A fresh nipple, seating your caps, no remnant cap material in the hammer cup ect.
If you like the gun you have found, Iwould think 200ish would be a fair deal IF thats what you want to do. Price we all pay is of nobody elses concern! although we all like to get a bargain!

The hawkin by cva is a good gun!
for the record, I started out with an older Mt rifle and it now resides in the safe. I shoot a tc stock with a GM barrel. it shoots great but I dont likethe stock fit. When I get disgruntled, I can always fall back on the MR.
I also have no issues with taking my son's cva hawken for a spin as he doesnt play with it much anymore!

 

[rawhide]

I my self witched to tradtions #11 red hot nipples and no hang or miss fires with her. for hunting though I'll put on a muscket nipple. works every time! :hatsoff: oh the nipples are stainless.

 

[rafterob]

Yes, decent quality. The older ones had some lock quality issues which, as time went by were corrected so the newer ones are better.CVA imported a number of different makers rifles through the years, terminating with Ardessa which is the maker that Traditions imports. If the bore looks good and the lock holds well in 1/2 and full cock $150-200 is a fair price.

 

[Uncle Alvah]

Well, seems he was mistaken about the "Hawken", it's actually I believe the Mountain Rifle(double barrel wedges).
Sorry :redface: for the mix up, but the question is the same!
FWIW, he did say there is no "Made in USA" on it anywhere.

 

[bwhoffman]

Spanish made cva Mt rifle, still a good gun......2-250ish not many around anymore!

 

[Kentuckywindage]

200-$250 for a mountain rifle? Very hard to find them at that low of a price.

 

[rawhide]

great gun :thumbsup: I'd say grab it now! if I remember the barrel is twisted 1-66. great round ball gun.

 

[jeep44]

I bought a "Made in USA" one for $75 early this year at a Michigan gunshow-it was in mint condition, and I picked it up on a Sunday,after crowds of people had looked at it all day on Saturday.