Looks like an early model. Pre 1980. Hex shaped rod guides, inletted lock bolt escutcheons, birch? stock, some had very nice maple, two screw patch box. Nice find. I'm looking for one in 54 cal to match my 1977 50 cal kit gun.
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Thanks for all the info folks,.... There is no address of origin, Only "Connecticut Valley Arms Inc. .50 Cal" It has hexagon thimbles and four screws on the patch box. The Lock and furniture seems to be much higher quality than all other CVA's I have seen. The front sight seems to be German silver and the nose cap appears to be pewter.
I know one thing,... it's a very good shooter.
I know one thing,... it's a very good shooter.
If it's a small lettered address line it's a made in USA barrel, either douglas or numrich arms. Yours is probably a 77, 78 or 79 gun. The factory built guns had four screws in the patch box, kit guns had two. Should be a good shooter. :thumbsup:
It has the 4 screw patch box, And very small lettering. The level of fit and finish is the best I have ever seen on a CVA, The lock action and double set triggers are smooth and crisp. Like I said... Never a fan of CVA before this rifle (In fact never liked any I have owned before this one) But I would rank this particular rifle among the top 10 shooting smoke poles I have ever owned.
You got a good one. The lock is nothing to write home about but a guy can polish the bearing surfaces and make it a lot smoother. Mine shoots as well as anything in the safe. Good luck with it. :v
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Yours is alot like mine. Same barrel markings and patchbox. Mine has the newer style round rod pipes and I think a maple stock though. I bought mine new in I`m pretty sure 1980. The first ones were made here in the USA and marked as such. They had the octagonal rod pipes and two screw patchbox. Later ones were made in Spain. Seems like there are some "transitional" ones like ours that don`t say where they were made and have a mix of early and late features :idunno: I think the later ones also had a case colored lockplate. The lockplate on mine is browned like the rest of the furniture. Mountain Rifles were made in .45,50,54,and.58cal. The .54 and .58cals were called "Big Bore Mountain Rifles" and did not have a patchbox. The "Big Bores" are harder to find and highly sought after.
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What a buy :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Hawgeye, I just learned something, Thanks. I didn`t know the small lettered barrel stamps were also made in USA. Mines like that too 
I think the post 1980 models had the large address line and were marked made in USA. Rumor has it that the eight groove barrels were made by douglas and the five or six groove by numrich. I haven't found anything official that confirms this, but since mine has an eight groove, I like to think it's douglas made. In any case it shoots as well as my $1100 custom, just not as pretty.
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I`m not sure how many groves my barrel has, but I`m sure gonna check it out. It`s still loaded from deer hunting and I gotta unload it and clean it anyway. I know it`s not marked where it`s made. Just the black powder only warning, and .50cal in small font.
uhm, there's alittle bit of myth being spread here.
These two topics from a few years back spend alot of time compiling Mountain Rifle known facts;
(and dispell some of the myth); http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/239421/post/773823/hl//fromsearch/1/ http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/239569/post/775431/hl//fromsearch/1/
These two topics from a few years back spend alot of time compiling Mountain Rifle known facts;
(and dispell some of the myth); http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/239421/post/773823/hl//fromsearch/1/ http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/239569/post/775431/hl//fromsearch/1/
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Isn't it great! I took my mythical CVA to the range today. First day with temps above zero in over a month. Still shoots to 1 1/2 inches at fifty yards. Course with my old eyes that could be a myth too. :grin:
Yeah, ya gotta be carefull with that ML geek stuff an Mountain Rifles, if your not carefull you'll end up looking like this !!
:haha: :grin:
:haha: :grin:
DANG! I would have LOVED to have stumbled across that deal! The Mountain rifle (as others have already stated) is probably the best That CVA has ever offered and sought after by MANY BP rifle collectors. NICE FIND!
I've had many CVA's and have never had much trouble with their quality, fit nor finish.Although when I purchase a lower end rifle I expect just that...
I've had many CVA's and have never had much trouble with their quality, fit nor finish.Although when I purchase a lower end rifle I expect just that...
Been there, done that, but never looked that good. Unfortunately, time marches on. In my case, it did most of it's marching on my face and body. :thumbsup:
:wink: It's an old picture.
Nice !
