One piece stock for CVA Kentucky rifle?

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Does anyone know where I might be able to get a one piece full length stock for the above mentioned rifle?
 
Don't know of any one piece stock being made for that one. You could probably get a late Lancaster precarve from Pecatonica and make one for it but your going to have to do all the inletting for the parts yourself. Plus your probably going to have more money tied up in the stock than the rifle is worth. You would be better served to save your money and get something better.
 
This is not meant to be mean, just realistic. Enjoy your CVA as is. It a bare bones non authentic low budget rifle. The odds are good the lock will break if you shoot it much. None of the furniture is made in a HC way. Trying to make it into a nice rifle means replacing every part. The barrels were pretty good inside. They can be accurate shooters.
 
This is not meant to be mean, just realistic. Enjoy your CVA as is. It a bare bones non authentic low budget rifle. The odds are good the lock will break if you shoot it much. None of the furniture is made in a HC way. Trying to make it into a nice rifle means replacing every part. The barrels were pretty good inside. They can be accurate shooters.
I agree with most of the above except for the lock comment. I've shot over 70 pounds of Goex through my Mt. Rifle since I built it in the late 70's. That is over 7000 rounds. Never had a single problem with the triggers since the build. Trigger was inlet too deep. A business card shim fixed it.

I am fortunate to own four custom rifles. The best shooter of the bunch gives a 1 hole, 3 shot group at 50y. So does my CVA, albeit the hole is a tad more ragged after all these years. They are accurate shooters with a bit of load development.

As for restocking it, do so only to please yourself or to learn a new skill. My $0.02.
 
They can be excellent shooters.
 

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I agree with most of the above except for the lock comment. I've shot over 70 pounds of Goex through my Mt. Rifle since I built it in the late 70's. That is over 7000 rounds. Never had a single problem with the triggers since the build. Trigger was inlet too deep. A business card shim fixed it.

I m not that familiar with the late 70 mountain rifles but I'm pretty sure the lock quality on them is/was superior to the Kentucky. The Kentucky lock has no bridle and it can wear faster than the bridled locks.
 
Then buy a bridled lock and install it if your unbridled one EVER wears out. Don't over think this.
 

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