I Have A Stock!!

[Sham66]

Howdy!

The other day, while cleaning out a closet, I found a stock from a CVA Kentuck pistol I built many, many years ago. I only have the stock, everything else has disappeared (mom probably threw it all away after seeing it fire!). I want to build this one up, what is the best way to acquire the parts? Ideally I would like to make this a flinter (was percussion), but not even sure if the wood will support. I am sort of leaning toward just buying another CVA. They are around $100.

Thanks for any advice.

James

 

[CrackStock]

CVA was a hit and miss producer of guns. I had to repair a lot of them and some parts are available, but you wind up spending more than a gun is worth pretty quickly.

I got a better pistol from Pedersoli. Their Kentucky pistol is available through Dixie or Cherry's Fine Guns at a very reasonable cost. In fact, the built gun comes from Cherry's at under $200 and you can simply refinish it.

Not exactly what you asked, but it is my best advice.

CS

 

[mikelange]

Crackstock's answer, that you're liable to end up spending more to acquire the parts to attach to your stock, than the complete pistol would be worth, is basically on the money. However, one option you have is eBay. Locks, barrels, and hardware can be had at bargain prices if you're patient and don't get into a bidding war with someone who's been misled by words like "vintage" and "antique" that a number of sellers like to use in describing their fine, Spanish-made wares. The lock will likely be the most expensive thing to buy; on a flintlock, pretty much any barrel of the right length and width (probably, oh, eight or nine inches by seven-eighths, on a CVA) will work.

If it's for sentimental reasons, that's great, but otherwise I have to agree with Crackstock, again, in questioning whether it's worth the time and effort to resurrect this particular stock, even if parts to be fitted to it could be gotten at a decent price. Buy the same barrel, a better-quality lock, and hardware that's a little more PC than the CVA stuff -- all on eBay -- and then spring for a precarved or blank pistol stock with the barrel channel inletted to match your tube. You'll have a better gun, IMHO.

Which is not to say there's anything wrong with a CVA or your original plan!

 

[howdydoit]

right now there are a couple of barrels on sale now. I can only assume the lock for a rifle would be close to the same.

 

[Runner]

The small rifle lock is the same, but one hole is drilled differently on the pistol lock.