Rescue cva 45

[Cyknife]

So I bought a 28" cva 45 barrel off eBay...and then the complete stock (minus the lock) on a whim. I had a complete lock from a jukar pistol that fits. So it's a complete rifle for right at 200$. As it turns out the stock may be maple. And the barrel is perfect inside. And it's a 1-60 twist. It also lacks any Spain markings. It all looked like a train wreck but I think it will come together. I have put the barrel to Scotchbright so it's in the white again.

Anybody think this stock is maple? And any opinions on if it's a USA build?

 

[Trot]

Not USA, they were only for the slightly longer Mountain rifle with two barrel wedges.

 

[Colonial Boy]

Looks like a nice piece of slightly figured elm, so probably European made.

 

[Frontstuffer070]

That is gonna be a VERY nice Rifle when you are done. NICE WORK on the score too. I like the old CVA's and heck even the newer and new Traditions, they shoot AMAZING! Keep us posted on the progress.

 

[Frontier's]

The old frontier

 

[Frontier's]

Looks like a nice piece of slightly figured elm, so probably European made.

American maple

 

[Frontier's]

You got lucky finding a direct replacement barrel for that one.

 

[Cyknife]

The barrel is the original...just polished with a surface conditioning belt. It still has some slight pitting and character.

 

[MSW]

looks good from where i sit

 

[Cyknife]

What ever the wood is, its hard. Have scraped and sanded down to bare...will bleach and then...not sure yet. The finish looked like orange peel or mold damage in some places.

 

[Cyknife]

Well the stock didn't get bleached. It did get some BC colonial red and two coats of tried and true so far. The figure did not develop any further.... underwhelming. I think I'll Brown the iron and blacken the brass. The orange peel remains....it's just porosity spots in the wood. And a lot more TnT oil.