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25 year old CVA shotgun project
10/16/2010 1:15:31 PM
25 years ago (or more) my father purchased this CVA shotgun kit....He had finished a couple of other kits before, but we never found the time to assemble this one and it sat in a closet....I mentioned it the other day, we dug it up, and now its mine....I plan to finish it out as a winter "cabin fever" project and might even shoot it next pheasant season...
The card inside clearly states NO STEEL SHOT....But Im wondering if the new lead alternatives like Hevi-Shot can run through this??
Volumetric measuring: Ive done my rifle by grain weight, Ive never done loads by volume before....Seems like a huge charge to me?? Can somebody better explain this? 2F or FFg powder is recommended....
Ive done a little black powder rifle shooting but never a shotgun.....Anything else I need to know about this? Keep in mind the warranty/instruction cards are 25 years old so what can I do with this with "modern" stuff?
The card inside clearly states NO STEEL SHOT....But Im wondering if the new lead alternatives like Hevi-Shot can run through this??
Volumetric measuring: Ive done my rifle by grain weight, Ive never done loads by volume before....Seems like a huge charge to me?? Can somebody better explain this? 2F or FFg powder is recommended....
Ive done a little black powder rifle shooting but never a shotgun.....Anything else I need to know about this? Keep in mind the warranty/instruction cards are 25 years old so what can I do with this with "modern" stuff?
10/16/2010 3:49:28 PM
I'm told that if you use a shot cup, you can get away with steel shot. Aside from that, I'm insanely jealous of you. I want one of those in the worst way.
10/16/2010 6:23:30 PM
Not to stir any jealousy.....But I cant express how excited I am to get this......Ive wanted it for YEARS....I think it will make a sweet field gun...Pretty sure it'll only shoot it for pheasants....Shouldering the bare stock just feels like a perfect fit......
I cant find much information on the web...Ive found a couple of kits on online auctions that ended several years ago...Or assorted parts that are quite pricey, I assume since they're scarce...I was surprised at the price of some of this stuff......
I cant find much information on the web...Ive found a couple of kits on online auctions that ended several years ago...Or assorted parts that are quite pricey, I assume since they're scarce...I was surprised at the price of some of this stuff......
10/17/2010 9:57:22 AM
I don't have a kit version but a mfg built version. Father purchased it for me as a xmas present when i was 16.
I don't know about using modern shot in the gun always used lead #6 brought a couple bags years ago, 25lbs each bag and they i still have over 100lbs left.
My shotgun likes 2f instead of 3f GOEX. A couple of accessories i would recommend would be CVA Deluxe Irish Shot Flask a a volumetric Shotgun Powder Measure i use a 1 1/4 oz load poor the powder with the measure of 1 1/4 oz load and than shot.
I use the cva wads brought tons years ago. its a like a shotgun wad and uses a paper over the top cover on top of the shot. Works really well on pheasants. if you hit them sold they drop like a rock; plus they are fast to reload.
Try many different wads grouping will varies for wad to wad. good luck and give us a range report after you have it built.
I don't know about using modern shot in the gun always used lead #6 brought a couple bags years ago, 25lbs each bag and they i still have over 100lbs left.
My shotgun likes 2f instead of 3f GOEX. A couple of accessories i would recommend would be CVA Deluxe Irish Shot Flask a a volumetric Shotgun Powder Measure i use a 1 1/4 oz load poor the powder with the measure of 1 1/4 oz load and than shot.
I use the cva wads brought tons years ago. its a like a shotgun wad and uses a paper over the top cover on top of the shot. Works really well on pheasants. if you hit them sold they drop like a rock; plus they are fast to reload.
Try many different wads grouping will varies for wad to wad. good luck and give us a range report after you have it built.
10/17/2010 3:22:37 PM
I bought one just like that on Gunbroker NIB about two weeks ago. I've been slowly collecting the stuff to start working on it including a spare set of barrels. I initially bought it with the intention of chopping the barrels down and using it as a toy, but that just didn't seem right to me so I bought the spare barrels to play with. The guy I bought them from had a second set- only problem is they mount with a screw instead of a wedge but that shouldn't be hard to fix (on the barrels).
I would really like to get the stock checkered but I can't afford that- anybody know where I could get it laser checkered instead? I know it wouldn't look quite as nice, but it's still only a CVA not some fine English fowler.
ETA- Check out Track of the Wolf for more BP shotgun accessories. Track of the Wolf more
I would really like to get the stock checkered but I can't afford that- anybody know where I could get it laser checkered instead? I know it wouldn't look quite as nice, but it's still only a CVA not some fine English fowler.
ETA- Check out Track of the Wolf for more BP shotgun accessories. Track of the Wolf more
10/17/2010 7:35:32 PM
Color me green with envy. 
10/19/2010 4:40:11 PM
Thanx for the links! I found TOTW already, thats about the only place I found the .690 balls...Ive been getting the bench cleared off so Ill have a place to work...Cant wait and Ill post pix...
On edit: I agree on the checkering....I know where to have it blued, but I dont know anyone locally that does checkering....Im tempted to try it myself, learning first on some cheap dowels....The tools are cheap enough, but dunno if I have the balls for it...
On edit: I agree on the checkering....I know where to have it blued, but I dont know anyone locally that does checkering....Im tempted to try it myself, learning first on some cheap dowels....The tools are cheap enough, but dunno if I have the balls for it...
10/20/2010 1:45:18 PM
That's awesome. I did a T/C Hawken kit a few years ago that my dad had bought in the early eighties. I'll have to keep an eye out for one of those too.
10/21/2010 2:00:10 PM
I'd like to get one and take the barrels down to 14.5" . 
10/23/2010 8:00:15 AM
[quote]Originally Posted By Herrin811:
Thanx for the links! I found TOTW already, thats about the only place I found the .690 balls...Ive been getting the bench cleared off so Ill have a place to work...Cant wait and Ill post pix...
/quote]
LOL, I looked for years for a dbl barrell BP shotgun.
Finally bought one, and 5 days later mention it to a guy I know, and he says, "Oh, I have a few I'm looking to sell!"
Picked up another , CHEAP
, with a few THOUSANDS wads, shotcups, etc as well as a roundball mould!
Thanx for the links! I found TOTW already, thats about the only place I found the .690 balls...Ive been getting the bench cleared off so Ill have a place to work...Cant wait and Ill post pix...
/quote]
LOL, I looked for years for a dbl barrell BP shotgun.
Finally bought one, and 5 days later mention it to a guy I know, and he says, "Oh, I have a few I'm looking to sell!"
Picked up another , CHEAP
, with a few THOUSANDS wads, shotcups, etc as well as a roundball mould!
10/23/2010 2:03:44 PM
Originally Posted By Dave15:
[quote]Originally Posted By Herrin811:
Thanx for the links! I found TOTW already, thats about the only place I found the .690 balls...Ive been getting the bench cleared off so Ill have a place to work...Cant wait and Ill post pix...
/quote]
LOL, I looked for years for a dbl barrell BP shotgun.
Finally bought one, and 5 days later mention it to a guy I know, and he says, "Oh, I have a few I'm looking to sell!"
Picked up another , CHEAP, with a few THOUSANDS wads, shotcups, etc as well as a roundball mould!
[quote]Originally Posted By Herrin811:
Thanx for the links! I found TOTW already, thats about the only place I found the .690 balls...Ive been getting the bench cleared off so Ill have a place to work...Cant wait and Ill post pix...
/quote]
LOL, I looked for years for a dbl barrell BP shotgun.
Finally bought one, and 5 days later mention it to a guy I know, and he says, "Oh, I have a few I'm looking to sell!"
Picked up another , CHEAP
, with a few THOUSANDS wads, shotcups, etc as well as a roundball mould!
He don't happen to still have one, does he?
10/23/2010 7:19:50 PM
Originally Posted By kevthebassman:
He don't happen to still have one, does he?
Originally Posted By Dave15:
[quote]Originally Posted By Herrin811:
Thanx for the links! I found TOTW already, thats about the only place I found the .690 balls...Ive been getting the bench cleared off so Ill have a place to work...Cant wait and Ill post pix...
/quote]
LOL, I looked for years for a dbl barrell BP shotgun.
Finally bought one, and 5 days later mention it to a guy I know, and he says, "Oh, I have a few I'm looking to sell!"
Picked up another , CHEAP, with a few THOUSANDS wads, shotcups, etc as well as a roundball mould!
[quote]Originally Posted By Herrin811:
Thanx for the links! I found TOTW already, thats about the only place I found the .690 balls...Ive been getting the bench cleared off so Ill have a place to work...Cant wait and Ill post pix...
/quote]
LOL, I looked for years for a dbl barrell BP shotgun.
Finally bought one, and 5 days later mention it to a guy I know, and he says, "Oh, I have a few I'm looking to sell!"
Picked up another , CHEAP
, with a few THOUSANDS wads, shotcups, etc as well as a roundball mould!
He don't happen to still have one, does he?
Wow- yeah I'd be interested in another!
10/23/2010 8:04:27 PM
Hey, you got one already! Me first!
10/25/2010 3:00:04 PM
If he still did, I'd have it!
11/29/2010 2:04:21 PM
Wow, I thought I was the only one with a CVA kit stashed away. 
11/30/2010 12:43:02 AM
Is it for sale? I haven't bought my wife a Christmas present yet! 
12/12/2010 2:41:00 PM
I have one here but the stock is badly warped. Any idea where I can find a good one?
Yeah, it is the double barrel BP shotgun, really kewl if I can get it working.
Yeah, it is the double barrel BP shotgun, really kewl if I can get it working.
