Fun time. Can you tell?

[Dale Lilly]

Can you tell from what vey common ML rifle this was made? I bought a pretty beat up rifle at a pawn shop. From it I made what I think is a pretty little rifle. The only things that were not on the original rifle are the sights. Everything else is original and was simply modified to meet my desires. What was the rifle from which this was made? [oops, I lied. The lock bolt washer is also new]

 

[Omahkapi'si]

No idea but it’s very nice indeed!

 

[deermanok]

Looks like a 1970, 1971, 1972, ......

 

[Cruzatte]

Can you tell from what vey common ML rifle this was made? I bought a pretty beat up rifle at a pawn shop. From it I made what I think is a pretty little rifle. The only things that were not on the original rifle are the sights. Everything else is original and was simply modified to meet my desires. What was the rifle from which this was made? [oops, I lied. The lock bolt washer is also new]

I haven't read any of the former posts. I'll guess a Thompson Center

 

[Dale Lilly]

Here is an unusual Hawken that I wanted to use as a basic concept … but this is not a Hawken. Anyone else want to chime in?

 

[user 49399]

I'm guessing CVA or Jukar.
I like the rifle by the way.

 

[Dale Lilly]

It is a CVA Hawken [old] I cut the nose piece to be quite short. browned the barrel, removed part of the trigger guard and bent the remainder. The cheekpiece was a beavertail but I wanted it to be similar to the Hawken I showed in my second post. I purchased a pair of sights and a teardrop lock bolt washer because the originals were awful. I then removed the old finish and stained the wood with a strong tea. Finally several coats of Track of the Wolf Old Original oil with a final coat of True Oil … all hand [finger] rubbed. I probably should not say this but my final cost was less than $160 [including the pawn shop purchase]. More fun than any kit I've ever made. Here it is disassembled right after purchase. Polecat

 

[deermanok]

Very nice.

 

[hanshi]

Excellent work!

 

[GA Ranger]

Great work. The idea to change the nose piece shows imagination.

 

[Col. Batguano]

Those CVA noses are just hideous as they come out of the box. The product / manufacturing engineer that designed them probably designed the Russian "Reset" button that really said (in Russian) "Over Charged".

 

[R I Jerolmon]

It certainly looks good and I will bet that this is a shooter. Those CVA s have surprised many.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Thanks all. Polecat