CVA Mountain Rifle

[woodtick49]

Just bought a CVA Mountain Rifle from Kittery Trading Post in Maine.The Gun is used and the barrel is stamped Made in U.S.A. :grin:
it has the German silver hardware.kittery rated the gun at 95%.The bore had some surface rust,but,
cleaned up nicely.The lock plate engraving is unlike any I have seen,but I have never seen one stamped with U.S. manufacture either.The barrel and
buttplate are plum brown.The sights will be a problem with my older eyes.I may alter what is here or just change them out alltogther.

I would be interested in anything Ya,ll could tell me about the gun.

 

[tg]

They were the cream of the crop for the Mt Man crowd in the 70's good, solid, fairly accurate replicas of the halfstocks of the 1840-50 period they are prized now by many when found in good shape with the USA made barrels, I think the mad a big boar in .58 as well as the smaller .45 and .50 bores, ya did good.

 

[Mountainman56]

I have one just like it and it's one of my old favourites. Mine is a LOOONNNNGGG ways fron 95% and as such spends most of it's time in the corner in my office so I can have one at the orchard if'n I accidentally come across something that needs ventilating.

You're right about the sights. I had to change mine for my old eyes.

 

[nw_hunter]

THEY ARE JUNK!!!!!!

I would be glad to take it off your hands, just to show you how nice a guy I am. :grin:

My first ML was a CVA Mt rifle in 50 cal, and it was a shooter.Wish I had it back.

You got yourself a FINE find. :thumbsup:

 

[woodtick49]

thanks,TG,I'm pleased with it.Kittery had it listed as a Hawken Rifle.didn,t realize till I received it yesterday,that it was the Mountain variety.They did list however that it was made in U.S.A. That is what prompted me to have them hold it for me.I figured it was worth what they were asking for it.

 

[woodtick49]

that's mighty kind of you there hunter.If I decide to sell it for scrap iron,I,ll be sure to let you know. :thumbsup:

 

[torn moc]

Those guns are getting far and few between. Here's mine:

 

[woodtick49]

yours is a beauty.Your stock color is what I expected mine would be.I'll try to post a pic of mine after Labor Day.Trying to learn how to do that.May take me a while.

thanks

 

[woodtick49]

yours is a beauty.Your stock color is what I expected mine would be.I'll try to post apic of mine after Labor Day.Trying to learn how to do that.May take me a while.

 

[Otter]

Good find. I found mine about 5-6 years ago at a pawn shop. 45 cal and not a great bore but still shoots surpisingly well. I did refinish the stock and cleaned up the furniture but left the barrel as is. Also had to install a new drum and nipple.

 

[Mountainman56]

The barrel on mine is in very sad shape. Always surprises me how well it shoots.

I wonder if I put a new .40 calibre Green Mountain barrel on it if I could shoot as good as Jim/OH shoots his? :hmm:

I suppose there's more to it than that though :shake: :grin:

 

[tg]

I met a guy in around 1993-4 who had bought a kit in the mid 70's and put it together (he did a great job) then he hung it on the wall and never fired it I did my best to talk him out of it but he liked the way it looked with the bag and horn (common type)hanging with it,I have seen quite a few ML's over the years in peoples houses that were never fired just used for decoration, I go into a lot of houses during the time I do sales for roofing/remodleing, it makes ya wanna cry at times.

 

[boar]

I have one of each ,cap&flint. Both made back in 70's. The caplock has never been fired. I bought the kit of E-Bay, the guy had lost 150.00 worth of parts.I put it together. The flint lock is not the best lock, but works. These are both .45. You got a good gun. Dilly

 

[woodtick49]

I plan on doing all of what you mentioned to mine.The finish color of the stock on mine is what I would consider uncommon.I may leave it alone and just work on the metal parts.Yours looks great.nice job on the stock.

 

[smokehouseman]

One of my hunting pard has one in .58 he put together as a kit, to him there's no other gun. He's cutting into 50 about half way through and he's also having problems with sights and considering his options. Good find!

 

[Walks Alone]

They were the cream of the crop for the Mt Man crowd in the 70's...

I don't think I'd go that far... I really liked my two TC Hawken's (50 & 54) in the early to mid 70's, and they served me very well. But then I didn't get my 45 MR w/Douglas barrel until some years later. :wink:

For sure it's my favorite "Hawken" shooter now even though the one TC Hawken I still have is a switch lock/switch barrel (w/3 barrels). A not so good picture of my MR follows... and its a stock factory built rifle still all original.

 

[MikeChapin]

I got my .50 back in the 70s. I have heavily modified it. The stock that came with the rifle did not fit me very well and would smack my cheek with hunting loads. I restocked it with a Leman stock that cured the problem.

I still have the rifle and it still wins matches after all these years. As I got older the little silver front sight got hard to see so I changed it out for an iron sight that is much easier for me to see.

You found a gem!

 

[Arrowhead]

Hi,ya'll. New guy here. Just joined the forum last week. I'm going to try to post a pic of a CVA Mountain Rifle I built 4 or 5 years ago from a kit that had been sitting in my garage since the '70s.

Not a great picture but you can get an idea of what it looks like

 

[tg]

"I don't think I'd go that far... "

I was only considering rifles that had a respectable degree of authenticity in their designs I was not comparing the Mt. Rifle to the TC products though they are solid shooters and have great custmer service, I usually do not insert them in a multiple choice scenario as the PC/HC factor is one of the top issues that I judge ML guns by when rating them the modern aspects of the TC guns puts them down a peg or two, they are very good guns but loose points to authenticity as they say on the Military History channel.

 

[Jblk]

Deer Creek in Waldron, Indiana made the same rifle.You might be able to get a new one from them.