Pawn Shop CVA Mountain Rifle Today

[MO_E_W]

Nice find.
I`m still looking for a replacement barrel for one of mine.
M

 

[UndeadPoet]

Very nice find! Post a pic if/when you refinish it.

 

[Hawk54]

I went to a January of this year gun show and found a new in the box CVA Mountain rifle made in America in a 45 caliber for a asking price of $200. I offered $150 and he declined which I could understand. I went to the gun show the next day the guy and rifle was still there. Figuring he hadn't sold the rifle yet on a off chance I made a offer of $100 and darn if he didn't take me up on it. I got it home and dropped a 45 caliber ball down the barrel and it was way to small. Its actually a 50 caliber for which I'm more grateful for. Has anyone else experienced this? I have since heard that some of the earlier ones were mislabeled. The rifle shoots great. I had on hand a more correct looking Hawken trigger guard and Hawken nose cap and installed those on the CVA and it looks more like a true Hawken rifle than before. I made a ramrod a might larger than the original one and machined the end pieces to match the original Hawken rifle. It was a pleasure to transform this good looking fine shooting rifle in a make over. Months later I saw someone else on the internet had done the same thing.

Great buy there. Don't come across deals like that to often. When you do, you have to snap them up.

 

[Hawk54]

Very nice find! Post a pic if/when you refinish it.

Will do.

 

[Hawk54]

Nice find.
I`m still looking for a replacement barrel for one of mine.
M

There is one on Ebay and they want $399 for it.

 

[user 53891]

I'm heading to the pawn shops today!

 

[MO_E_W]

No thanks, that one is in bad shape and overpriced as it is.

 

[Hawk54]

No thanks, that one is in bad shape and overpriced as it is.

I know. Rediculous price for a barrel. You could buy a complete rifle for that.

 

[smoothshooter]

Pity the poor bugger who pawned it. But, his loss and your gain.

Makes me wonder. Lots of my guns in this house. Only one or two cheapies that I sort of hide. I am 75, definitely not in the spring of my life. No one of the rest of my family is into them. Probably best that could happen is they go to auction in this area. Where there is still an appreciated, strong gun culture.

Know the fave grand daughter will keep one in remembrance though.

I imagine it was an estate or inherited gun. The original owner’s grandson may have pawned it for money to buy motorcycle parts.

 

[BozoMiller]

That's a really cool gun. It's a good thing to be in the right place at the right time.

 

[Sixgun_Symphony]

I imagine it was an estate or inherited gun. The original owner’s grandson may have pawned it for money to buy motorcycle parts.

A good reason to sell ones guns to pay bills rather than pass them on to relatives that have no interest in firearms.

 

[Sixgun_Symphony]

I read posts on other gun forums by police officers about the widows that come into the police station to dump their deceased husbands gun collection. Most women don't like guns and these old widows are just relieved to get them out of the house. Alot of times these are quality vintage guns that were taken care of, but the department policy is that all surrendered weapons must be destroyed.

The "gun buybacks" are all about getting inherited gun collections in for destruction.

If one is going to the nursing home or hospice, it really may be a good plan to sell that gun collection first.

 

[Ed Pilkington]

This is my 1977 CVA Made in USA 50 caliber percussion now converted solely by me to 20 gauge Flintlock. I drilled out the bore and adapted a genuine CVA Lock to fit the percussion arrangement. Hard to do but wow! It has never missed fire and the smoothbore i20 gauge is extremely accurate at 40 yards and patterns beautifully at 30 yards. In the end she goes in the box with me. Thanks Eddie Brown and Davy Davis.

 

[hanshi]

The rifle looks like a new one in the photos. It also looks happy to have finally found it's forever home where it will be loved and cared for. Great adoption!

 

[SmokepoleSam]

Nice gun. The rear sight is on reversed if that matters to you, I always liked that sight on my CVA's.

 

[david58]

That CVA Mountain Rifle is a good one!

I like a darker stain, too. My favorite is to use minwax red mahogany, then slather on some dark walnut. I then steel wool it till I get the right tone, I like the reddish hint.

David
NM

 

[david58]

Gotta fix them wedges, though! Push 'em through from the left!

David
NM

 

[Hawk54]

The rifle looks like a new one in the photos. It also looks happy to have finally found it's forever home where it will be loved and cared for. Great adoption!

Thanks. It is in as good a condition as the pictures show. Just a few tiny little handling marks and the bore looks new. Someone took good care of it. I know it is happy I brought it home with me and it is a welcome member of the family now.

 

[Hawk54]

Gotta fix them wedges, though! Push 'em through from the left!

David
NM

I took those pictures just after I brought it home. I am going to pull the barrel and check it out and oil it. Then put the wedges back in from the left.

 

[Hawk54]

Nice gun. The rear sight is on reversed if that matters to you, I always liked that sight on my CVA's.

Sight isn't on backwards. The notched part should be to the rear.